A team of James Paget staff, including consultants, nurses and other health professionals will run the Blickling Half Marathon next month to raise funds for our Robot Appeal – and if you’d like to support their efforts many of the team now have their own fundraising pages.
We recently launched a fundraising appeal to raise £1.6 million for a new surgical robot at the James Paget. The robot will allow for complex surgeries to be performed by our surgeons through small incisions and with more precision. This will benefit a number of specialities such as colorectal surgery, gynaecology, general surgery, upper gastrointestinal surgery, urology and our ear, nose and throat teams. The robot will also benefit our patients, allowing specialist surgery to be carried out closer to home, decreasing the length of stay in hospital, reducing post-operative complications and lowering readmission rates.
As part of the ongoing work to raise money for our appeal, some of our team will be running the Spring half marathon, which takes place on Sunday 19 March, starting from the front of the 17th Century Blicking Hall and following a 13.1 mile course through the Norfolk countryside.
Each person taking part for a charity is asked to raise a minimum of £100 for the cause and several of our team have now set up fundraising pages;
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kamal-aryal
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/roshanlal
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lindasawer1
If you would like to contribute to our Robot Appeal you can use one of these links or donate directly via our charity website https://www.jpaget-charity.org.uk/appeal/surgical-robot-appeal or contact our charity office at charity@jpaget.nhs.uk or 01493 453348.