We don't like to blow our own trumpet too much but maybe a little peep every now and again is acceptable.  Here are a few of the thank you's that we have received from the wonderful staff at The Royal Marsden, Chelsea this year. 

We are proud to be able to help fund equipment, services and amenities which might not otherwise be available to patients, their carers & staff.  It's what we are here for and it's why we do what we do. So thank you. To our volunteers, our friends, our donors and our fundraisers.  Each of you is a Friend and as we all know, friendships are priceless.
Physiotherapy
Cough Assist Ventiliator x 1
Feb 2019
​£3,000

Dear Friends of the Marsden
Just wanted to thank you all so much for very generously supporting the purchase of the NIPPY clearway cough assist for Physiotherapy.
It will be an invaluable piece of equipment for our patients.
 
Jess Whibley
Critical Care Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy  
Medical Day Unit
​Scalp Coolers x 3
Mar 2019
£34,000

Dear Friends of the Royal Marsden,
We just wanted to send a quick email to thank you for the funding of a scalp cooling machine for MDU Chelsea, it will benefit ourselves and the patients greatly.  Thank you for all your continued generous support.

Laura Anderson & Kate Lewis,
Ward Sisters, Medical Day Unit – Chelsea 
Critical Care - Physiotherapy
MOTOmed therapy bike x 1
Mar 2019
£9,700

Dear Friends,
 
Just wanted to say a great big THANK YOU for the extremely  generous donation of charitable funds which will enable us to purchase the MOTOmed Arm/Leg Over-bed Bike. 
The addition of the Bike to our rehabilitation services will further maximise the quality of the rehab we can deliver to our patients and be a huge asset to the service.
 
On behalf of the physiotherapy department, we are extremely grateful for your continued support within rehabilitation!
A big thank you again.
 
Best wishes,
Laura
 
Laura Butler
 Senior Physiotherapist
Radiotherapy Portering Service
Electric Patient Trolley x 1
Sep 2019
​£7,500

Hi Friends
I have just heard that my request for an Electric Trolley to be used on the Chelsea site has been approved.  Having the use of this piece of equipment will make a huge difference to staff and patients alike so thank you for agreeing to purchase this for us.

​Darren Roberts
Portering & Security Operations Manager
Rapid Diagnostic & Assessment Centre
Bladder Scanner x 1
Nov 2019
£7,700

​Dear Friends of the Royal Marsden
 
I would like to say a very big thank you for your kind generosity in providing the RDAC Chelsea department with a bladder scanner.
The provision of the bladder scanner is going to ensure patients attending the clinic will have a much better experience as they will not experience delays due to lack of equipment.
We hope that this will improve the waiting times patients are currently experiencing in the department.
 
On behalf of the RDAC team I would like to express my gratitude and say Thank you so much.
 Kind regards
Laura
 
Laura Asika
Deputy Matron OPD & RDAC
Occupational Therapy
​Handheld Fans x 50
Feb 2019
£300

Dear Friends
I understand that you have kindly agreed to supply us with 50 handheld fans – I would just like to say how grateful the therapists are for your support.
We will mark the fans with your stickers and ensure that the patient and their families are aware they have been donated by your kind generosity.
With kind regards
 
Fiona Rolls
Senior Occupational Therapist

Clinical Assessment Unit
Cardiac Monitor x 1
Mar 2019
£4,800

Dear Friends
I have received word that you have approved the funding for the cardiac monitor in CAU. We really appreciate your generous support and thank you for helping us improve the unit and improve patient safety.
 
Many thanks
 
Louise Davison
Matron for AOS, CAU and RMMH
Acute Oncology Service
​​Fitbits x 30
Jun 2019
£2,000
​
Many thanks for the fitbits.  I hope to start using these in a study within the next few months which will help us to monitor patients who are having treatment while they are going about their everyday lives.  I will update you about the outcomes of my study in due course and hope that the fitbit can be retained and used for other patients once this study is complete.  Many thanks once again for your support.
​
Nadia Yousaf, Lead for Acute Oncology Service & Consultant
Speech & Language Therapy
​Endoscopic Evaluation System x 1
Oct 2018
£29,000

Dear Friends,
Thank you for the opportunity to meet and speak with you last week.
 
On behalf of the Speech and Language Therapy Team, I am writing to thank you so much for your generous support of our business case last week.

The FEES service will make an enormous difference to how we assess and help people with eating, drinking and swallowing problems before, during and after their cancer treatment. It will also mean that for our more unwell patients, for example those on the critical care unit, we will be able to carry out detailed assessments at the bedside. 

We would very much like to show the the equipment in use once it has been acquired. In addition, we will evaluate how the FEES equipment has benefited patients, not only through the rigorous collection of our swallowing measures, but through the collection of feedback to understand the real value to patients themselves.

Once again, and on behalf of the whole Department, thank you for your kind and generous support to acquire equipment which will ensure we can continue to offer the highest quality, and now enhanced, service to our patients in Chelsea.

Best wishes,

Dr. Justin Roe 
Joint Head - Department of Speech & Language Therapy
Speech & Language Therapy
TIMs machine x 1
Nov 2019
£16,500

Dear Emma, Linda and all the Friends,
 
A huge thank you from the SLT Department for funding our new TIMS machine. We are so delighted that we are now able to offer our Chelsea patients the same service received by Sutton. It has only been through your kind generosity that we have been able to significantly enhance our clinical practice and be able to work in partnership with patients by showing them clear images of their swallowing disorders. This biofeedback is immensely important to ensure we have engagement in our therapy programmes, educate our patients  and return them to eating and drinking and improve their quality of life. 
 
We look forward to showing you our new equipment and thank you once again.
 
With very best wishes,
 Kate and Justin
 
Kate Ashforth MSc. Cert. MRCSLT
Joint Head of Speech and Language Therapy
            Other items funded or committed to fund in 2019
Anaesthetics
Video-Laryngoscope system
Mar 2019
£13,100

Infection Prevention
UV-C Room Disinfectant equipment
Feb 2019
£30,000

Outpatients
Blood Sampling Labelling Printers
Oct 2018
£8,400
Physiotherapy
Walking Aid/hoist
Oct 2019
​£6,000
Admissions & PreAssesment Unit
Oct 2019
ECG Machine
£2,300