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Spotlight 

The magazine for the supporters of 

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity 

Autumn/Winter 2022 

Issue 14 

Christmas 

is coming... 

This issue 

Spotlight on Cardio-Oncology 

Our Estates Department's Busy Summer 

Is there an Echo in here? 

What you’ve been up to 

Hometime 

And much, much more ……

It's the end of an era! 

Welcome 

Well, what an amazing few 

months it’s been, the long 

Platinum Jubilee weekend with 

all the fantastic events. Wimbledon 

back to full courts and the magnificent 

Paul McCartney at 80 years of age thrilling 

the crowds at Glastonbury. 

We have also been rather busy since we were last in contact. 

Now that we are allowed to meet up again our events calendar 

is opening up and 10 brave souls abseiled down the Anglican 

Cathedral in Liverpool in July to raise funds for the charity. See 

what other things our supporters have been up to on Page 16. 

Looking ahead we are also enclosing with this newsletter our 

Christmas Catalogue packed with some really lovely cards and 

goodies. Last year we were completely overwhelmed by the 

response and ran out of stock very early so we have ordered 

more this year - but you had best get your order in quickly to 

avoid disappointment! 

Until next time have a wonderful Autumn and Winter and 

see you again when the nights start getting lighter again. 

After 20 years plus of supporting 

LHCH patients who have heart 

disease, we said a sad farewell to 

the Broadgreen Heart Support 

Group, who felt that this was the 

right time for them to step back 

after so many years of service. 

Generous to the end though they 

decided that the funds that 

remained unspent should be 

donated to LHCH Charity. 

Elaine Gossage, Clinical Business 

Manager who was involved in 

helping to set up the group was 

happy to accept a cheque for 

£3,900 along with Sharon Faulkner, 

Matron Community CVD Service 

We can’t thank you enough for all 

that you have done for us over the 

years and for this final magnificent 

donation which is very much 

appreciated. 

With best wishes and thanks 

Mary & Robyn 

The LHCH Charity Team 

Get in touch 

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Call the LHCH Charity Office on 0151 600 1409 

Email: enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk 

Follow us: Facebook @TheLHCHCharity 

Twitter & Instagram @lhchcharity 

Or visit our website at www.lhchcharity.org.uk 

Charity Registration Number 1052813 

Elaine Gossage - Clinical Business Manager 

Mr Brian Perry - Chairman 

Mrs Olga Perry - Assistant Treasurer 

Edna Stott – Treasurer 

Sharon Faulkner - Matron Community CVD Service 

Spotlight Autumn 2022 - 3

Spotlight on... 

Cancer rates are increasing 

globally with a rise of 33% over 

the last 20 years. 

Thankfully, this has been 

matched by advances in 

treatment. In the UK alone 

cancer survival has doubled 

in the past 40 years. 

Cardio Oncology 

However, many cancer 

treatments are cardio-toxic 

meaning that they can directly 

affect the heart in either the 

short or long term – or even both. 

As a specialist heart hospital, 

LHCH introduced its 

cardio-oncology service in 2019, 

one of only a handful of such 

specialist units in the UK. 

During the 3 years of operation 

demand has grown substantially, 

going from one clinic a fortnight 

to 2 a week. Cardio-oncology 

now helps over 600 people a year 

and numbers continue to 

increase. 

We talked to Dr Rebecca Dobson, 

the Consultant Cardiologist who 

leads our Cardio-Oncology 

service about this new branch of 

heart care and what it involves. 

Dr Rebecca 

Dobson 

"All patients seen in clinics 

have cancer” Rebecca says. 

“The majority have breast 

cancer, but we also treat 

those with lymphoma, 

leukaemia, bowel cancer, 

melanoma and renal cell 

carcinoma. 

Some of our patients have 

pre-existing heart problems 

which means that they need 

to be screened before cancer 

therapy can begin, others 

develop a cardiac problem as 

a direct result of cancer 

treatment and then there are 

those who require long term 

screening for the effects of 

cancer therapy – which can 

occur up to 20 years later.” 

Deborah's Story 

“I was just 52 when I was first diagnosed with an aggressive 

form of breast cancer. Despite having my breast removed, 

as well as undergoing chemo and radiotherapy, the cancer 

spread to my lymph nodes. I needed further chemotherapy 

treatment. 

After the latest round of chemo, 

I noticed that my heart was 

beating so fast, I thought it 

would burst out of my chest. 

I had an ECG and was 

immediately referred to 

Liverpool Heart and Chest 

Hospital, where I met 

Dr Dobson who gave me 

a heart monitor to wear 

for 24 hours. 

Just a few hours later, she 

rang me and said that I had to 

come to the hospital at once. 

My heart was working at just 

33% capacity. To be honest, I had 

been feeling so poorly for such a long time, 

I put it all down to the cancer treatments. It was an 

enormous shock to discover that my heart had been 

affected like this. 

Honestly, I am lucky to be alive and it’s because of the skill 

of the team at this amazing hospital that I am. 

Without them, I might not have been here to care for my 

own family or to see my little granddaughter grow up.” 



Rebecca goes on: “The key to 

effective cardio-oncology care 

is monitoring those undergoing 

cancer treatments particularly 

when using the more toxic 

chemotherapy drugs. 

This is done by using 3D 

Echocardiography (a three 

dimensional scan of the heart) 

to measure any changes in how 

well your heart pumps blood or 

changes in the structure of the 

heart itself. 

By using 3D Echo, we can 

carefully and accurately 

reproduce the measurements 

that are so crucial in planning 

further care, even on 

occasion, whether or not to 

stop further cancer treatment.” 

Rebecca sees the growth of 

good research as a key to 

ensuring that in the future we 

can provide better care. 

She says: 

“LHCH is dedicated to 

contributing to research in this 

field but in order to do so we 

need a dedicated echo machine 

for use in the cardio-oncology 

department. This would help us 

not only meet the increasing 

demand for our service but also 

allow us to undertake high 

quality research which, in the 

long run, will directly benefit 

our patients.” 

LHCH Charity is 

keen to help by raising 

funds to allow us to 

purchase this 

additional machine. If 

you would like to help 

there are three ways 

you can, please see 

below. 

Whatever you do you will be 

making a difference to the 

lives of hundreds of people 

who are not only fighting 

cancer but also dealing with 

heart disease as well. 

Thank You! 

As a fairly new medical 

discipline, research is relatively 

scant. In addition, many cancer 

patients are excluded from 

cardiovascular trials and 

cardiovascular patients are 

excluded from oncology trials. 

Use the form at the back of 

this newsletter to send 

your donation 

Visit our website at 

www.lhchcharity.org.uk 

to make a donation online 

Scan the QR Code here using 

your smartphone to make a 

donation straightaway. 



Your Winter Quiz! 

See how much you know about when the weather 

turns colder! 

Hometime 

Spiced Pumpkin Muffins 

Prep: 15 mins Cook: 15 Mins 

1. Heat the oven to 

200C/180C fan/gas 6. 

Line a 12-hole muffin tin 

with muffin cases. Mix the 

flour, baking powder, cinnamon and 

both sugars together in a large 

bowl. Break up any lumps of brown 

sugar by rubbing them between 

your fingers. 

2. Whisk the purée and eggs 

together in a jug, then add to the 

dry ingredients with the melted 

butter. Whisk for 1-2 mins with an 

electric hand whisk until just 

combined. 

3. Bake for 15 mins until golden and 

risen and a skewer inserted comes 

out clean. Lift onto a wire rack to 

cool completely. 

Ingredients 

• 225g plain flour 

• 2 tsp baking powder 

• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 

(or 2 tsp pumpkin spice) 

• 100g caster sugar 

• 50g soft light brown 

sugar 

• 200g pumpkin purée 

(from a can or 

homemade) 

• 2 large eggs 

• 125g slightly salted 

butter, melted 

Will keep for 

three days in 

an airtight 

container. 

1.What is the record coldest 

temperature in the United 

Kingdom? 

A. – 35.6 degrees C 

B. -27.2 degrees C 

C. -19.3 degrees C 

2. How much money can a 

policeman fine a driver for driving 

a car with snow on the roof in the 

UK? 

A. £30 B. £60 C. £90 

3.What do we call the condition 

characterised by an extreme fear 

of snow? 

A. Chinophobia 

B. Coulrophobia 

C. Pogonophobia 

Answers on 

page 22 

Did you know … 

4.In the winter of 1620 when 

the River Thames in London 

became frozen, a fair was 

held on the water. What was 

its name? 

A. Frozen Fair 

B. Frost Fair 

C. Winter Fair 

5.On February 2, 2007, an 

area of 1,500 square 

kilometres in Siberia was 

covered by snow in which 

colour? 

A. Orange B. Red C. Black 

6.How many sides are there in 

typical snowflakes? 

A. 5 sides 

B. 6 sides 

C. 7 sides 

Grapes will set alight in the microwave 

The name for an individual piece of spaghetti is spaghetto 

Chewing gum is banned in Singapore 

Shakespeare invented more than 1,700 words including 

moonbeam, laughable, eyeball, champion and bedroom! 

It’s illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland 



The Estates Department at 


Hospital do an amazing job 

year in, year out. 

Not only do they keep the 

hospital well maintained 

and safe, but they also take 

on the huge responsibility 

of overseeing the 

construction projects that 

help keep LHCH 

at the forefront of care for 

our patients – like our Cath 

Lab redevelopment which 

will give us state of the art 

facilities for 

catheterisation. 

So, when they take on the additional job 

of fundraising for LHCH Charity you know 

that they are going to make a huge 

success of it and, being the type of guys 

they are, they chose not one but two 

fundraising projects. 

Building up 

a storm … 

As if that wasn’t enough, 

they then decided they 

were going to conquer the 

Three Peaks Challenge in 

24 hours on Saturday, 20th 

August. 

At the time of writing, they 

are well on the way to 

smashing their target of 

£5,000 but if you would like 

to give them a little extra 

support then just scan the 

QR code below! 

Scan to 

support 

the team 

today! 

We can’t thank them enough not only for all they do for 

the hospital, behind the scenes day in and day out but 

for going the extra mile to support LHCH Charity. 

Thanks guys, we think you are AMAZING! 

Firstly, they decided to join us at our 

Anglican Cathedral Abseil on 9th July 

when 7 brave souls from the department 

abseiled down the 150 ft of this iconic 

building – raising £1,765 in the process! 



Theatre Staff Room 

Refurbishment 

Our 9 theatres operate 7 days 

a week 24 hours a day so you 

can imagine how demanding 

and tiring a schedule like that 

can be for our theatre staff. 

When they approached us 

asking if we could support the 

refurbishment of their existing 

staff room, we were more than 

happy to help. 

This wonderful new facility 

provides theatre staff 

with a place to rest, refuel, 

rehydrate and grab some 

much needed relaxation 

time. It also gives the chance 

for staff to get together and 

reinforce the wonderful team 

spirit that already exists there 

– especially after the dark 

days of Covid! 

Christmas 

is coming.... 

Yes, its that time again when all our thoughts start 

turning to darker nights, colder days, turkey and 

mince pies! 

This is your chance to get ahead of the game with 

the cards and goodies available from our lovely 

Christmas Catalogue which is enclosed with this 

newsletter. 

There's a large range of different cards to choose 

from there’s something to please everyone. If that 

isn’t enough, take a look at our lovely new gifts 

including the gorgeous Cuddle Star – ideal for 

children and adults alike! 



Brand 

New! 

Mobile Lottery 

We like to think of ourselves as keeping up with the times here 

at LHCH Charity. So, we are thrilled to say that we are now 

using new technology to offer our donors different ways to 

support. 

As well as updating the giving pages on our website to 

make it easier to use we are also working 

with Donr to launch our brand-new 

Mobile Lottery. 

Costing just £2 a week it’s so easy to 

play, just scan the QR code using your 

smart phone and choose how many 

lines you want to play. You are, of 

course, also in with the chance of 

winning some fantastic prizes 

including a top prize of £10,000! 

So, what are you waiting 

for, scan that code now 

and take part in the lottery 

where everyone wins! 

Only 

£2 a 

week 

Keeping on the theme of 

all things new-fangled you 

can find our most up to 

date news on all of our 

social media channels! 

For Instagram 

follow us at: 

www.instagram.com 

/lhchcharity 

@lhchcharity 

For Facebook follow us at: 

www.facebook.com 

/theLHCHCharity 

@TheLHCHCharity 

For our website visit: 

www.lhchcharity.org.uk 

For Twitter 

follow us at: 

www.twitter.com 

/lhchcharity 

@lhchcharity 

Scan to 

join 

today! 

You can also like and share our news which 

helps raise awareness of LHCH Charity and 

all our work. So, just pop along next time 

you’re on your Facebook/Twitter or 

Instagram account and say hello! 



Supporters 

Extraordinary! 

We are in awe of our 

supporters and all the 

things they do to raise 

funds for LHCH 

Charity – these are 

just a few of the many 

hundreds of stories 

we could tell! 

All a bit fishy! 

Roger Farr and a group of his fishing 

fanatic friends got together to hold a 

charity fishing match. After a wonderful 

day with many fish caught – the group 

also managed to net a £600 donation 

to LHCH Charity. 

Hollys Easter Eggs-travaganza! 

Holly Barlow wanted to say thank 

you after one of her family 

members was treated here at 

LHCH. So, she held a little tuck 

shop in her school just before 

Easter raising an amazing £60.50. 

Well done Holly, what a wonderful 

young lady! 

These are just some of the amazing people who have 

supported us recently - to see more stories like this 

visit the 'Latest News' on our website 

www.lhchcharity.org.uk. 

Alternatively, if you would like to do your own event, 

just give the team a call on 0151 600 1409. 

Only Fools and Sonny. 

Sonny Lee James held a charity 

night at the Only Fools bar at the 

beginning of June. Sonny says: 

“LHCH has the most amazing 

team of staff who go above, 

beyond and back again to support 

people – so I just wanted to say 

thank you.” Sonny raised a 

fantastic £156 on the night and a 

wonderful time was had by all! 

Harriet’s Half Marathon in 

memory of John. 

Harriet Hill from Cheshire ran the 

Bath half-marathon in May to remember 

her dear friend John Nesbitt who passed 

away at only 18 years of age from Sudden 

Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS). She 

admits it was a real challenge for her as 

before she started her training she could 

barely run for a bus! All her hard work and 

effort paid off though and she raised 

nearly £1,500 for the research being 

undertaken at LHCH to help identify 

markers in young people who may be at 

risk of SADS. 



Is there an Echo 

in here? 

Thanks to you and your support we have been able to do so 

much during the past few months – particularly in the field of 

Echo-Cardiology, which is vital in helping diagnose and manage 

serious heart conditions. 

Creating 

space 

Around 4,000 in-patients every 

year need an Echocardiogram 

during their stay – and many 

patients cannot be discharged 

without having had an echo 

performed. With rising 

numbers of patients needing 

Echocardiography, especially in 

both our Acute Cardiac Unit 

and Birch Ward, LHCH Charity 

was asked if we could fund the 

establishment of a dedicated 

Echocardiology area. 

This new facility will bring so 

many benefits both to our 

patients and staff. For patients 

they will be able to undergo 

timely examination without 

having to travel long distances 

across the hospital, it will also 

speed the time of their 

discharge – relieving pressure 

on bed numbers. 

For staff the nearness of the 

Echo Room will improve 

communication between Ward 

and Echo teams and remove 

the reliance on porters to move 

patients as ward staff will be 

able to accompany them. 

All in all, a fantastic idea which 

will make such a difference to 

those being treated and 

working in some of the busiest 

areas of the hospital and one 

we were happy to support! 

Navigating into the future... 

Structural intervention for heart 

disease is a rapidly growing field and 

pre-procedural Echocardiography is 

key to ensuring the successful 

completion of many complex heart 

procedures. So, when our 

consultants approached us to 

support the purchase of a new 

piece of equipment which would 

assist them to position heart 

devices with more accuracy 

and efficiency we wanted 

to help. 

The new machine includes 

Echo-Navigator Software 

which provides a fusion of 

both 3D echo images and 

X-ray for guidance in 

catheterisation especially 

when crossing difficult 

lesions on the heart. 

In addition, it will make 

procedures faster and increase 

the success rate of placement of 

devices – reducing the need for 

patients to return. 

Scan 

here 

More wonderful innovations 

brought to our patients thanks to 

your support. 

 

If you would like to hear some of 

the staff talk about the 

difference this will make visit our 

website and see the video at 

www.lhchcharity.org.uk or scan 

the QR Code on the left. 



Businesses get busy in 

support of LHCH Charity 

In the past few months, we have had some incredible support from 

our business community who wanted to help LHCH as we care for 

so many of their workforce and, of course, their customers. These 

are just a few of the companies who have given their assistance. 

If you would like to get your workforce involved just give us a call 

on 0151 600 1409 and we will be happy to help! 

Amazon 

Amazing Amazon workers nominated 

LHCH Charity for a grant of £1,000 in 

recognition of International Nurses Day 

back in May. 

Their donation helped us to provide goodie 

bags of treats (such as hand cream and 

yes, chocolate!) for our 

nearly 600 nurses who 

give so much to the 

patients in our care. 

Home Financial Services 

The lovely people at Home 

Financial Services hit on a novel 

way of raising funds during 

June, donating £10 for every 

mortgage they arranged during 

the month. 

What busy bees they must have 

been because they donated a 

fantastic £320! 

DoES Liverpool 

This hive of activity where people can come 

together to work on projects in shared 

spaces turned their attention to supporting 

our NHS during covid – making thousands of 

items of PPE to protect staff during some of 

the most difficult times in their working lives. 

The surplus funds they raised (£1,123) they 

decided to donate to LHCH Charity to thank 

us for caring for those most affected by 

Covid. 

NFU Mutual 

When Andy Brown and his father were treated by LHCH, he wanted 

to say thank you for the care he received. So, when the opportunity 

came up to nominate a charity at his 

workplace, he was straight on it! 

Andy says: “When I suggested LHCH Charity, 

I thought about all the lives that the hospital 

touches and I was thrilled when NFU Mutual 

said they were making a donation of £6,500". 

We were pretty pleased too and we want to 

say a huge thank you to everyone at 

NFU Mutual at Tatton Hall for their support. 

Hodge Jones & Allen 

Hodge Jones & Allen, a specialist firm 

of solicitors who help people most 

affected by asbestos during their 

working lives, have nominated LHCH 

Charity as their Charity of the Year. 

At the launch of their new offices in 

May they raised an amazing £1,000 

and they have many more plans in 

place for the rest of the year! 



You look different … 

The eagle eyed among you 

might have spotted a difference 

in the LHCH Charity logo in this 

edition. 

How a gift in your will can make a 

difference for future generations 

You can help make heart and lung diseases a 

thing of the past by supporting one of our 

legacy programmes 

After 6 years of the former one 

serving us well, we felt that it 

was in need of a bit of a refresh. 

We wanted to make it cleaner 

and simpler with an easier to 

read font – which I hope you will 

agree is now the case. 

Next time you’re in the hospital 

have a look around and you will 

see lots of examples of our 

updated logo including our very 

nifty new Charity Office sign 

and do let us know what you 

think! 

Quiz Answers from page 

1. B -27.2 degrees C 2. C £90 3. A Chinophobia 

4. B Frost Fair 5. A Orange 6. B 6 sides 


For those who 

want our 

dedicated staff 

to have the 

latest and best 

equipment 

I was so grateful for all the 

time and effort they gave 

to saving my life, it felt like 

it was the least I could do 

to ensure that they can 

continue to help when I 

have gone. 

Mr B of Merseyside 

For those who 

want us to be 

able to provide 

additional 

amenities for our 

patients and their 

families 

For those who 

want to support 

our researchers 

find new ways of 

treating and 

curing heart and 

lung diseases 

If you would like to find out more - 

including how you can access our 

Free will writing service 

contact the Charity Office on 

0151 600 1409 

or email us at 

enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk 

and we can send you all the 

information you need. 


Your support makes all the difference 

I would like to make a SINGLE donation of 

£5 £10 £20 £50 Other _____ 

Please make all cheques payable to 

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity 

Please return this form to: 

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity, 

Freepost RRLL-KSHT-ZLKE, Thomas Drive, 

Liverpool L14 3PE 

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