Heartbeat: Local businesses make a difference for our patients

January 15, 2019

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Birmingham and BT Customer Care in West Bromwich visited our hospitals earlier this month, armed with paint and rollers ready to transform two wards to make them more inviting for both patients and visitors.

The organisations volunteered their time and efforts as part of their corporate and social responsibilities to support Your Trust Charity.

The team of staff from BT transformed Lyndon 1 (a paediatric ward at Sandwell Hospital) with a jungle theme, whilst the group from RBS Birmingham decorated M2 at City Hospital, with calming pastel colours to make it more welcoming and relaxing for new mums, their babies and families.

Taranjit Singh, Technical Specialist at RBS Birmingham was part of the team

who helped to transform M2. He said to Heartbeat: “We like to help our charities where we can and it is great to be able to come to the hospital today and support Your Trust Charity.

“My colleagues and I have decorated the ward to make it more inviting for those who have just had new babies – we had a fantastic time and have been made to feel like we have made a real difference.”

Amanda Winwood, Fundraising Manager at Your Trust Charity is grateful to those businesses took time out of their busy schedules to support the charity and make a difference for our patients.

She said: “I would like to say a massive thank you to RBS Birmingham and BT for making our wards more welcoming places.

“It can be a nerve wracking and anxious experience for anyone to have to come into hospital, so anything we can do to make our environment more welcoming makes a difference.

“Numerous clinical colleagues who regularly work in the areas have mentioned how wonderful they look since the decoration and these thoughts are echoed throughout the organisation.”