More than £6000 has been donated to the Dorset County Hospital Charity to support its Emergency and Critical Care Appeal.

NFU Mutual Agents and staff in Dorchester nominated the Dorset County Hospital Charity to receive a donation of £6,504 from NFU Mutual’s national Agency Giving Fund.

The fund forms part of NFU Mutual’s £3.25m funding pledge for both local and national charities in 2024, to assist with the ongoing recovery from the pandemic and to help tackle the impact of the rising cost of living.

This is the third year in a row that the fund has supported Dorset County Hospital and the donation will contribute towards its appeal, raising funds to provide enhancements to the hospital’s new emergency department and critical care unit. 

The appeal is also funding facilities such as relatives’ overnight accommodation for the critical care unit, a patient garden, a child and adolescent mental health unit and staff rest areas.

Simon Pearson, head of charity at Dorset County Hospital said: “We’re so grateful to the Dorchester Agency of NFU Mutual for nominating our charity to receive a donation from the NFU Mutual Agency Giving Fund.

"The money has gone a long way to helping us provide important benefit to patients, their families, as well as hospital staff welfare.”

You can find out more information about the Emergency and Critical Care Appeal by visiting the Dorset County Hospital Charity website: www.dchcharity.org.uk