Devon hospital charities Over and Above and the RD&E Charity have joined forces and will be known as Royal Devon Hospitals Charity from this week, (Monday, December 11).
The charities, which raise money to provide facilities and equipment beyond what’s possible with NHS funding, have merged following the union of Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust in April last year.
Ian Roome, Head of Fundraising for the newly-named Royal Devon Hospitals Charity, said the merger of the Trusts had presented both charities with an opportunity to do even more for hospitals in Exeter, north, mid and east Devon.
“Nothing has changed other than the name; the money raised locally can stay local and remains ringfenced for the cause it was raised for."
Since being established in 2019, the RD&E Charity has raised more than £250,000 to improve facilities for younger patients at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
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