Nick Thompson

Nick, Ruth, Simon & Rosey Fundraising for Newcastle Hospitals Charity

Fundraising for Newcastle Hospitals Charity
£2,505
raised of £10,000 target
Walking the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome, 14 April 2024
We help our hospitals to go further

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Money raised is for research into Clinical Nutrition at Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle University. Patients who are unable to gain the nutrition they need from their gut need to have nutrition and fluid given via a vein (parenteral nutrition). This affects about 50 per million people, affecting babies to older adults and can be due to a variety causes. Unfortunately one of the complications of having parenteral nutrition is developing liver disease which can progress to cirrhosis. Colette Kirk, senior dietitian in Newcastle is studying the causes and impact of liver disease in patients needing to have parenteral nutrition.

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About the charity

Newcastle Hospitals Charity is the official Charity of Newcastle Hospitals. Home of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and the Great North Children's Hospital, we help our hospitals go further by making a positive difference for our patients, staff and communities.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,505.00
+ £613.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,505.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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