Friends of Bristol Eye Hospital
The Friends of Bristol Eye Hospital raise funds to improve the care and treatment of patients at the hospital. We help to pay for medical equipment, facilities, patient comforts, staff resources and generally to support the charitable work of the hospital. We can also help patients or former patients in distress or need.
Most of our grants provide medical equipment which is beyond the purse of the NHS; items may be the latest technology and therefore expensive, or we may provide extra items of standard equipment to supplement the NHS provision where having more means treating more patients more quickly. Medical equipment we have provided includes:
- Digital Angiography Imaging System (“DAISY”) to diagnose and treat retinal disease
- Fluorescein Angiography Module for treating premature and very young babies
- Visual field analysers for the treatment of glaucoma
- Kelman phaco-emulsifier for cataract surgery
- Pachymeter for use in corneal graft surgery
- An optical coherence tomographer for retinal imaging
- Slit-lamps and ophthalmoscopes
- Clinical camera and microscope systems
- Ultrasonic scanning equipment
We also provide smaller items for the comfort and care of patients. Some examples of these over the years include: Christmas trees, TVs, toys, plants and gardens, cartoon murals for children’s area, hire & insurance of paintings, purchase and maintenance of fish tank in children’s ward.
We occasionally make grants for patients in special need, eg a walkie-talkie for a blind patient with memory lapses, an instrument to enable a blind diabetic patient to monitor their own insulin levels and a lap-top computer for a child patient with almost no sight.
To continue this vital work, we depend heavily on individual donations and legacies. Many of those who are most generous are people who have themselves benefited from the superb treatment given by the Bristol Eye Hospital.
Registered Charity No. 274349
Our Vision
A world of protection and opportunity for children living alone and at risk on the streets.
Railway Children is an international children's charity. We fight for vulnerable children who live alone at risk on the streets, where they suffer abuse and exploitation.
In the UK, society often denies their existence, and in other countries the problem is so prevalent that it has become 'normal'.
They run away or are forced to leave homes where they suffer poverty, violence, abuse and neglect. They find themselves living on the streets because there is nowhere else to go and no one left to turn to. The problems they face on the streets are often even worse than those they endured at home. Every day we fight to change their story.
Railway Children race to reach children as soon as they arrive on the streets and intervene before an abuser can. Our pioneering work enables us to get to street children before the streets get to them.
What if I change my mind?
Simply by completing a donation form, you can choose to support Railway Children, directly from your pay.
For more information
Please email the Payroll Giving in Action helpline at [email protected] or use our live chat facility if you need any assistance or guidance. This may include help with completing the donation form, details of your charitable cause, making multiple donations, calculating financial contributions etc.