COVENTRY NHS workers have tackled lake swims, mud pits and a memory marathon to raise crucial cash for the city’s hospital Trust.
The hospital staff raised over £5,000 for the UHCW Forget Me Not Fund, which goes towards supporting better patient care.
This will include upgrading rooms to make facilities more sympathetic to patients with delirium and dementia.
A 15-strong team of doctors, physiotherapists and Advanced Clinical Practitioners took on the Wolf Run, a gruelling 10km course comprised of lake swims, mud pits, ditches, hills and dense foliage.
They then braved a ‘memory marathon’ where 11 physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses and doctors walked 26 miles, with another nine joining at the halfway point.
Among the marathon walkers was Physiotherapist Ellie Bradshaw, who also took part in the Starley Sportive 100km bike ride the next day and will be running the Coventry Half Marathon at the end of October.
Dr Nikola Baty, Medical Lead for the Dementia and Delirium Team, said: “I am so very proud of the team.
“They go above and beyond for their patients every day and working with them as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) is a true privilege.
“On the day of the marathon, we had more than £1000 donated on our Justgiving page and each message was read out to keep our spirits high.
“Everybody pushed themselves on the walk, nobody gave up and we walked it as a team from the start to the very end.”
Visit www.justgiving.com/page/uhcwcareoftheelderly? to donate to their JustGiving page.
