Fundraising will reduce waiting times for cancer patients
By thinking pink to fight breast cancer, Kingston Mobile Telecom are also hoping their fundraising will help reduce waiting times for cancer patients.Â
Margaret Pridmore, Director of the Hull company and a strong supporter of local cancer charities, was delighted to help Castle Hill Hospital when they approached her to raffle off a pink mobile phone to raise vital funds for its Breast Care Unit. Â
Anne-Marie Taylor, Superintendent Radiographer at Castle Hill’s Breast Care Unit, said:
Fundraising efforts by Kingston Mobile Telecom
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“We are extremely grateful for the kind donation of a pink mobile phone from Kingston Mobile Telecom. The money raised from this and some other events during the month of October will go towards our Patient Pathway Scheme which aims to make what is always a difficult experience more pleasureable for the patients.”
The Patient Pathway Scheme is all about ensuring that cancer patients are seen and treated within 18 weeks. Castle Hill Hospital has been one of the pilot sites established across England to run programmes, projects and initiatives to make this a reality. The idea is to reduce waiting times for patients during the diagnostic and treatment phases of care as well as to improve patient access to services.
Margaret bought a box of pink shrimp sweets. All you have to do is pay £1 and whoever correctly guesses the number of shrimps in the box, wins a Samsung G600 phone!  There are boxes of pink shrimps in both the main reception of the breast care unit and the reception at Kingston Mobile Telecom and there are still a few days left if you fancy your chances – the closing date is November 30th!Â
Watch this space to find out who the lucky winner is – and more importantly how much money was raised for this life-saving cause.
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