Thank you for visiting our JustGiving page and supporting the Miles That Matter challenge.

For this challenge, five fantastic colleagues — Sarah, Helen, Alice, Amber and Lily — are taking on the Carsington Water Half Marathon to raise money for the DCHS Charitable Trust.

The charity supports two important areas:

• Patient welfare — improving the quality of care through equipment or facilities not normally provided by the NHS.

• Staff welfare — improving staff facilities, training and education that are not normally funded by the NHS.

Every donation helps make a meaningful difference for our patients and staff. Previous donations to DCHS Charitable Funds have helped to:

• Create children’s self-soothe boxes

• Develop a newspaper and activity resource for people living with dementia

• Provide monthly music therapy sessions for patients

• Buy new furniture for the Walton Hospital dining room

• Reimburse staff for the cost of a Blue Light Card.