Health Aid Royston
Chairman’s Report
2021/2022
During
the
past
year
Trustees
have
taken
stock
of
where
the
Charity
is
placed
in
the
eyes
of
the
community
and
those
we
wish
to
help
and
determined
that
we
need
to
be
more
visible
and
embrace
rather
belatedly
some
modern
means
of
communication.
We
also
recognised
that
without
the
Hospital
as
a
focus
we
needed
a
name
that
described
what
we
do
and
the
name
HealthAid
Royston
was
decided
upon.
We
recognise
that
we
need
to
attract
some
younger
Trustees
to
continue
with
the
work
of
the
charity
as
most
of
us
are
now
past
our
sell
by
date.If
and
when
our
Hospital
is
ever
put
to
proper
use
in
the
future,
there
is
yet
another
re-organisation
of
our
Primary
Health
Care
system
at
the
moment,
we
will
of
course
to
give
support
to
it.
In
the
meantime,
however,
we
want
to
do
what
we
can
to
help
those
that
fall
through the healthcare system cracks.
I
am
pleased
to
advise
you
that
our
new
website
address
is
www.roystonhealthaid.org
and
our
email
address
is
info@roystonhealthaid.org
.
We
have
also
registered
with
the
North
Herts
Community Lottery, you can purchase tickets through a link on our website.
Our
recent
grants
have
included
the
supply
of
medication
for
the
air
ambulance service. We have provided a defibrillator for St Mary’s School.
As
feared
last
year
mental
health
issues
have
been
exacerbated
by
the
covid
restrictions
and
we
have
had
a
number
of
applications
to
assist
with
funding
for
various
forms
of
therapy.
We
have
provided
funding
for
Art
therapy
sessions
for
children
at
Tannery
Drift
School,
counselling
and
play
therapy
sessions
for
6
children
at
Bassingbourn
primary
school
and
early
years
teaching
and
music
therapy
for
3
children
at
Meldreth
primary
school.
Funding
has
also
been
provided
for
32
sessions
of
counselling
at
the
KJAR
Wellbeing centre.
We
have
part
funded
a
replacement
mobility
scooter
for
a
woman
with
a
myriad
of
health
problems.
A
specially
adapted
tricycle
was
provided
for
a
child with physical difficulties at Icknield Walk primary school.
I
wish
to
thank
all
of
my
fellow
committee
members
for
their
support
during
the
year.
I
would
like
to
say
a
special
thank
you
to
our
vice-
chair
and
treasurer
John
Hedges
for
all
his
hard
work
and
to
Peter
Homent
who
has
driven
the
creation
of
our
website
with
great
assistance
from
Tony
Briar.
Thanks
to
Neil
Gutteridge
for
taking
on
the
role
of
minutes
secretary
whilst
we
continue
to
seek
a
new
Trustee/Secretary
to
fill
the
shoes
of
Alice
Hamilton.
John Davies
May 2022