The Prize's
1st Prize - 6XL Driftwood Heart Sculpture
2nd Prize - Driftwood Sculpture workshop experience for 4 persons
3rd Prize - Driftwood Sculpture workshop experience for 2 persons
(workshops to be delivered by Dan from I made this 76 www.imadethis76.co.uk)
Dorset County Hospital Charity has commenced a £2.5M Capital Appeal, to enhance patient care and staff welfare in the new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit. The Appeal is raising funds for enhanced facilities to make patient care and staff wellbeing even better. It will also fund artistically designed elements in both new units to help create a sympathetic and healing environment for the benefit of all.
The Need
There is currently insufficient Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit capacity at Dorset County Hospital to meet both current and future demand. The Emergency Department was built to accommodate 22,000 attendances; in 2021/22 attendances were 50,119. To meet patient demand, Dorset County Hospital will build a new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit which will significantly improve the hospital’s capacity and transform the experience of Emergency and Critical Care patients and their families. Funding has been prioritised by the government’s New Hospital Programme (NHP) for this major development in healthcare provision.
What the DCH Charity Emergency and Critical Care Appeal will provide:
Emergency Department
- Dedicated relatives’ room
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Suite
- Improved staff welfare facilities
- Uplifting art and design elements
Critical Care Unit
- Paediatric bed space and equipment
- Relatives’ overnight accommodation
- Staff rest and quiet areas and overnight accommodation
- Patient garden
- Uplifting art and design elements