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Press release – issued 25 September 2015 2015-82 Hospital workers raise £1,200 for ‘World's Biggest Coffee Morning’ Hereford County Hospital workers raised a mug to the 25th ‘World's Biggest Coffee Morning’ today, Friday September 25, to show their support and help fundraise for Macmillan Cancer Support. Staff at the Macmillan Renton Unit proudly supported the event by holding a coffee and cake morning at Hereford County Hospital main reception today, which was open to members of the public, as well as Trust staff. The ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ is Macmillan Cancer Support’s biggest fundraising event. Lianne Haslam, assistant multi-disciplinary co-ordinator Macmillan Renton Unit at Wye Valley NHS Trust, said: “Our admin team were delighted to organise this year’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ at the hospital. We celebrate the event every year. “It was great to see so many people come along and support us to help raise awareness and £1,281.47 for Macmillan charity. We wish to thank everyone for their kind donations of money and cakes including Sainsbury’s Hereford and Cakes and Catering in Hereford. “We work closely with Macmillan Cancer Support to provide services for people affected by cancer, such as the purpose built Macmillan Renton Unit at Hereford County Hospital, which promotes long term cancer care in a modern environment”. To find out more about Macmillan visit www.macmillan.org.uk/ Photographs Left to right: Macmillan Renton Unit multi-disciplinary team co-ordinators – Julie Kerfoot, Michelle Thorpe, Angie Oleksy, Lianne Haslam, Katie Gwillim, Mel Evans, and Sarah Gammage. Front row: Riley Thorpe (son of Michelle Thorpe).
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Wye Valley NHS Trust is the provider health services across Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust exists to improve the wellbeing, independence and health of the people we serve. We are the leading provider of health care in Herefordshire. By working closely with our partners, we can make good our promise to deliver a quality of care we would want for ourselves, our families and our friends. With an estimated annual turnover of around £160 million, we employ around 2,700 plus staff. We aim to build new relationships between our staff, patients, service users and their carers with the wider community.For further information please contact:
For further information please contact: John Burnett, Communication and Engagement Manager, Wye Valley NHS Trust: 01432 372928 or Fiona Gurney, Communications Assistant 01432 355444 ext. 5105.
Herefordshire’s health service provider