Hand Knitted Toys

Jean Brewin of Bingham and her daughter have made a wonderful selection of knitted toys for the children’s Hospital. This is the second time that Mrs Brewin has made a donation recently and everyone is very grateful to her for her efforts and expert knitting skills.

Toys And Books

Dr Judith Grant, Trustee of Friends of QMC handing over the toys and books Emma Cooke of Basford has kindly purchased many new toys and books for the Children’s hospital.   If this wasn’t enough, her mother Wendy Cooke donated 8 Generation dolls which have gone to the charities shops to raise funds. Many thanks […]

QMC High Dependancy Unit Fans

HDUFans

Mrs Denise Holberry of Nuthall has made a very generous donation of 5 fans to be used at the bedside of patients in the High Dependency Unit at QMC. Mrs Holberry was pleased to make this gesture in gratitude for the excellent care she received on the ward in 2021. The fans were delivered on […]

Volunteers Wanted

Do something Great

Volunteers Wanted The Friends Of QMC raises funds in order to benefit the patients, carers and staff of the Queens Medical Centre. One of the main ways we do this is by way of our two charity shops located in Keyworth and Lenton.  We are looking for reliable, friendly and helpful volunteers to assist in […]

Playstations and IPads for Children’s Oncology

E39 Handover

Friends of QMC were pleased to be able to facilitate the donation of 2 x PS5 consoles with games and accessories as well as 2 x iPads to the Children’s Oncology ward (E39) at the QMC. We were approached by a donor, who climbed Kilimanjaro in order to raise the funds for the equipment.  E39 […]

Ophthalmic Epilator Machine

Ophthalmic Epilator Machine

An Ophthalmic Epilator Machine is used to treat Ingrowing eyelashes.  Trichiasis is a medical term for abnormally positioned eyelashes that grow back toward the eye, touching the cornea or conjunctiva. Mrs Katya Tambe, consultant Opthalmologist and Lead Clinician (left)  and Kathryn Skill, Specialty General Manager The Epilator machine shown in the image was presented to the […]

Shops Re-opening 12/04/2021 10:00

Shop Open

As the Coronavirus restrictions are eased, we are pleased to announce that our shops in Keyworth and Lenton will be re-opening from 10:00 AM Monday 12/04/2021. As we get back up to speed we do have slightly adjusted opening hours which can be found here – Opening Hours for Keyworth Opening Hours For Lenton/Derby Road […]

Knitted Toys

Knitted Toys

The charity was recently approached by a lady who had spent some of the lockdown knitting children’s toys. Valerie from West Bridgford wanted to donate the toys to the Children’s Hospital, but given the current restrictions, did not know how to go about it.  Valerie approached the Friends of QMC who arranged to collect the […]

Peggy Greenfield Art Gallery and Rookery Creations

Rookery Creations

The Friends of QMC operates the Peggy Greenfield Art Gallery which is located on D floor, West Block within the QMC. Normally, the gallery has a new set of artwork displayed every two weeks as well as a number of regular traders offering a range of items. Due to the ongoing restrictions, the gallery is […]

Shop Re-opening

Friends of QMC Keyworth

We’re pleased to confirm that our shops are re-open as of Wednesday 2nd December For opening hours please see the following shop details pages Keyworth Derby Road We will be closing again for Christmas at 1pm on Wednesday 23rd December until Wednesday 6th January. Want to help another way? Why not send us a donation? […]