Friends of the Friarage has a long history of investing at the Friarage Hospital to improve and enhance healthcare for the residents of Hambleton and Richmondshire. This year our efforts are focussed on raising funds to support the new Surgical Hub underway at the hospital and central to this will be our fundraising appeal to bring vitreo-retinal (VR) treatment to the site.
This eye service is currently available at James Cook Hospital in
Middlesbrough but, if we can raise £200,000 for the equipment,
the eye team will be able to offer the service at the Friarage, treating patients closer to home. Over a quarter of the people waiting for treatment at James Cook come from Hambleton and Richmondshire.
We can’t wait to get started with this amazing opportunity and hope you will get behind us and support the appeal through donations, fundraising activities and helping to spread awareness.