Shrewsbury hospital given donation for TVs
Four side rooms on a ward at Shrewsbury's hospital now have televisions thanks to a kind donation from the family of patient who was cared for by its staff.
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The smart televisions, at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, will be used by haematology patients who often spend long periods of time in isolation in the side rooms on Ward 23 – haematology and oncology – to help break up their long days.
Two further rooms will also receive televisions.
It has been made possible thanks to a donation of £700 from Victoria Jordan, from Shrewsbury, made in memory of her husband Leslie.
Mr Jordan, who ran his own roofing business, was a patient on Ward 23 where he was cared for following his diagnosis of leukaemia. The £700 was raised through donations made at Mr Jordan’s funeral.
Pete Warren, Ward 23 ward manager, said: “We decided to use the donation to put the televisions in the side rooms for our haematology patients, as they spend a lot of time in isolation. It can be a long day for them, so we thought that providing the televisions would be a good thing to do.
“It has made such a difference to our patients using the rooms and we are incredibly grateful for the donation, made in Mr Jordan’s memory.”
Mrs Jordan said: “Leslie was cared for on Ward 23, and would have been very happy that the donation has helped to buy the televisions for the patients."