DBTH’s Serenity Appeal to increase le We have recently announced the launch of our Serenity Appeal to help improve local bereavement and maternity facilities.
equipped with a kitchen and bathroom, as well as having soft furnishings and lightings, all of which, it is hoped, will help support families during a highly sensitive time.
Health professionals at the Trust are launching the campaign to support the creation of the ‘Serenity Suite’ within the Women’s and Children’s Ward at Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI), whilst also funding improvements at Bassetlaw Hospital.
“THE SERENITY APPEAL WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE SERVICE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DELIVER AT THE TRUST.”
As the namesake of the appeal, the Serenity Suite will be a designated space for families to go if they have experienced a bereavement, allowing them to spend time with, and mourn, the loss of their new-born. It will be a selfcontained and sound-proofed environment,
The appeal hopes to raise £150,000 to fund the project, much of which will be achieved through a variety of smaller fundraising activities and some larger challenges. The funding will not only allow the creation of the suite itself, but also be used to enhance the
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support given at all stages of baby loss, right from early pregnancy to infant loss. This will be accomplished through the purchasing of a new scanning machine for Bassetlaw Hospital’s Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU), as well as by renovating the counselling rooms both at DRI and Bassetlaw. The EPAU has provided care for approximately 30 people throughout the last two weeks who were diagnosed with early pregnancy loss, and provide urgent care services on both sites for complications associated with early pregnancy. Colleagues within the service want to improve overall patient experience and together will be using the funding given through the Serenity Appeal to replicate their service across both Worksop and Doncaster,
