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in June and was very impressed with the standard of care and excellent facilities it has to offer. The terrific amount that has been raised will now be donated to the ongoing nursing care and rehabilitation of its current residents and those that need their services in the future.”
Richard Hunt, Royal Navy veteran amputee decided to do the jump, alongside his 17 year old daughter, despite having had his left leg amputated following a sporting injury whilst in service “I was so inspired and amazed by the work the staff do at QAHH, especially for those who are amputees or have suffered catastrophic brain injuries. As soon as I landed I just wanted to get back up in the plane and do it all over again”.
Event organiser Tanya Sharp was thrilled with the event’s success: “I am over the moon with the enthusiasm shown by all the participants. I have already had several
requests to make this an annual event. The amount raised is enough to pay for QAHH to run its physiotherapy
service for four months, which is a fantastic result and I hope has also raised awareness of the work that we do.”
THE QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL Established in 1919 – the charity celebrates its 95th birthday this year (2014).
The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home is a registered charity, providing care and rehabilitation for physically disabled ex- Servicemen and women. Our residents needs are complex and many have multiple disabilities; some have neurological disorders' such as Parkinson's, Acquired Brain Injury or Motor Neuron Disease, others are paralysed or do not have use of their limbs, some are terminally ill. We support on average 140 residents a year.
We take up to 60 residents at any one time.
The average age of residents is 77 with the eldest resident being 104 and the youngest 29.
Our residents represent all three military services: Royal Navy, Army and RAF.
Services at QAHH include nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, an active social and recreation department, rehabilitation kitchen, a chaplaincy service, counselling, IT facilities, a rehabilitation garden, sensory room, coffee shop and function room and regular outings on our specially adapted coach.
With no regular government funding The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home must raise over £1.3 million each year to maintain its nursing and rehabilitation services for ex- Servicemen and women.
www.raf-ff.org.uk
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