Therapy dogs bringing much-needed boost to patients for first time since Covid
Therapy dogs have been re-introduced onto wards at an Oswestry-based orthopaedic hospital for the first time since the Covid pandemic.
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital are working alongside Therapy Dogs Nationwide once again to allow dogs back on the wards to brighten up the lives of patients.
Raphie the Chihuahua is a temperament-assessed therapy who provides a much-needed boost to patients who are in hospital for a prolonged period of time.
Mary O'Toole has been a patient on Gladstone Ward – the spinal injury rehabilitation ward on the Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries (MCSI) – for a number of months.
She said: “Since stroking Raphie, I’ve noticed my hands have loosened up. It makes my day when Raphie visits the ward, and I love spending time with him.
