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Murray Munro of Scottish Sea Farms, Migdale Hospital Staff Nurse Sue Tomlinson handing the controls to patient Mr John Stevenson |
Communities across Scotland are benefiting from the second round of grants made available from The Heart of the Community Trust this year (2011).
Patients at Migdale Hospital at Bonar Bridge in Sutherland are now able to watch television in their bedrooms thanks to £5,000 donated from the Trust fund, which was established by the leading fish farming company in spring this year.
Scottish Sea Farms, which operates a site on Loch Shin, has donated the money to purchase 18 television sets, which have now been installed in patient bedrooms. The televisions were purchased from M G Ross of Dornoch, as NHS Highland is keen to support local businesses whenever possible.
Murray Munro, manager of the salmon farm at Loch Shin, said: “Many families in Sutherland, will at some point, make use of the hospital facility and will therefore benefit from this donation. Scottish Sea Farms was delighted to have been able to assist with the funding through its Heart of the Community Trust and is pleased that the televisions have been so gratefully received.”
The Heart of the Community Trust aims to improve the lives of the local communities where Scottish Sea Farms operates and community groups and charities in Orkney and Argyll have already received support.
Lorraine Coe, who is Lead Nurse and Clinical Nurse Manager for Sutherland, said: “We are very grateful to Scottish Sea Farms and are delighted that all patients at the hospital are now able to watch TV in their own rooms. This has given them more choice and greater independence, which can help their recovery.
“The new TVs have been very well received by patients and are already being well used. Patients can now choose whether they wish to socialise while watching TV in the day room, or enjoy some quiet time alone watching TV in their bedrooms.”
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