Annual Report 2009 -2010 - Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Donations and FundraisingCharitable donations help us to improve the quality of care we provide to our patients and clientsacross the Trust. During 2009/10 we received donations and legacies totalling £1.3m, many fromformer patients, clients and their relatives in recognition of the Trust’s work. These generousdonations and legacies make a real difference.Individual donors are too numerous to mention but examples of improvements we have made as aresult of donations and legacies received during 2009/10 include:• A state-of-the-art laser was purchased during the year using charitable funds for use in theEye and Ear Clinic. This laser will significantly improve the quality of care that the Trustprovides to children who have developed cataracts by substantially reducing operative risksdue to its non-invasive nature. As a result fewer children need to be sent for specialisttreatment outside of Northern Ireland;• A donation of £24,000 funded the provision of a drop-in information centre and alternativetherapies for patients being treated and recovering from cancer;• Donations to one of our funds has enabled Marie Curie to provide treatment to cancerpatients in their own home;• Generous legacies and donations received during the year enabled the Trust to pay foroutings for patients with special needs, for example, a weekend trip to Kilbroney Park inRostrevor, Co Down was organised for children with severe disabilities in PaediatricRheumatology; and• Donations received enabled the Trust to provide patients in Muckamore Abbey Hospital witha trip to the cinema during the year.If you would like to make a donation to the Trust, please contact:Norma Moore, Charitable Funds Section, 4th Floor, Glendinning House 6 Murray Street,Belfast BT1 6DP Tel 028 9082 136234