Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, known as BCHC, is the leading NHS provider of community and specialist services across Birmingham and the West Midlands. The over 5,000 strong team deliver more than 100 core community health, specialist rehabilitation and dental NHS services for people of all ages, from birth through childhood and adult life to older years.

The Adult & Specialist Rehabilitation Division provides a wide range of services for people living in the West Midlands to assist them in managing disabilities. The comprehensive range of services is for people with physical, cognitive, emotional, and social disabilities. This includes outpatient services such as Speech and Language Therapy, the Community Stroke Service, brain injury rehabilitation, Regional Posture and Mobility, Pain Management, various services for people with prosthetic limbs, and much more! The division also provides some inpatient care, such as our intermediate care centres, the Inpatient Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (INRU), the Palliative Care Ward, and more, at Moseley Hall and West Heath Hospitals.

BCHC Charity's mission is to enhance patient experience and improve their time within the care of BCHC services by funding the extras that are not covered by the core NHS funds. We have launched this appeal in order to raise funds to support the Adult & Specialist Rehabilitation services with the sorts of things that bring a smile to our patients and their families and carers, and can range from smaller things like books, toys, and toiletries all the way up to huge projects like our therapeutic playground for children with prosthetic limbs. Here’s how your support could make a difference for our A&SR services:

• £10 could fund a selection of crafts supplies for inpatient entertainment

• £50 could provide bereavement support items, such as a Bereavement Memory Box, for a family whose loved one is accessing end of life care

• £100 could support people with limited hand function by providing a selection of Eazy Hold silicone adaptive grip aids

• £1,000 could provide a communication aid for the INRU ward to allow patients to be more independent and empowered during assessment and treatment

• £5,000 could provide a therapy bike for a ward to help patients redevelop muscles, restore motion to joints and improve cardiovascular function

By donating to or fundraising for the A&SR appeal, you will be helping BCHC Charity to make a real difference for patients, service users, and their families and carers.