Consultant raises £24k for Intensive Therapy Unit at Queen’s Hospital.

Consultant Prakash Naik and his fellow members of the Enfield Lions Club paid a visit to Queen’s Hospital on Wednesday 22^nd February to present a cheque of £24,000 raised for King George and Queen’s Hospitals Charity.

Prakash has worked in the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) at Queen’s Hospital for over 19 years. Every year, Enfield Lions Club choose charities they wish to raise money for. Prakash was president of the club for 2021/2022 and chose King George and Queen’s Hospitals Charity.

Prakash said: “I wanted to give back to the community and do something that I was proud of. I have been working at our Trust for a long time, so have seen all the amazing work we do. Everyone in the club has helped tremendously and I couldn’t have done it without them.”

The Lions club is made up of local men and women who come together to help others and all funds they raise go directly to charities.

The money was raised by the Club hosting a dinner and dance in June last year as well as numerous donations from the community. It will go towards making the ITU a nicer space for patients and families, including providing entertainment, comfortable furniture and improving the overall hospital environment.

Prakash added: “ITU is a tough environment and can be extremely traumatic for patients and their families, especially if they’re in hospital for a long time.

Ten years down the line, I’ll be a happy man knowing that I’ve contributed to the hospital I care for so much.”

Among those in attendance were Kathryn Halford, Chief Nurse at BHRUT (Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust),  Mamta Vaidya, Chief Medical Officer at BHRUT and George Wood, King George and Queen’s Hospital’s Charity Chair.

Kathryn said: “This money will make a real difference. We can humanise the experience for all and make sure that we can look after people holistically, not just their physical needs.”

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