The RNOH’s Redevelopment Appeal

The RNOH is one of the world’s leading specialist orthopaedic hospitals, and has been at the cutting edge of orthopaedic care for over 100 years. This is entirely down to the dedication and the expertise of our staff, who operate from a series of 100-year-old buildings and a collection of Portakabins and Nissen huts which date back to the Second World War. Our hospital facilities are old, inefficient and unsuited to modern clinical practice.

But we are now entering a new and exciting era. Funding has been secured to replace these old buildings with a new NHS orthopaedic hospital, which will be fully operational by 2016.

This funding will enable the RNOH to build a basic NHS orthopaedic hospital with standard equipment and no enhanced features. However, we want to design and construct a truly world-class, innovative healthcare environment that will bring real improvements in the quality of our care and transform the lives of our patients.

In order to achieve this goal, we have launched our Redevelopment Appeal, which aims to raise £15 million through support from individual donors, corporate partners, grant-making trusts, and fundraising events. The current progress of the Appeal can be viewed on the home page.

Charitable support will allow the hospital to fund vital facilities and equipment, including:

• Princess Eugenie House, our new accommodation unit for the families of children being treated at the hospital. This will replace our current family accommodation unit, which is of a poor standard and too small to meet the demand for rooms. Find out more about Princess Eugenie House.
• A new Spinal Cord Injury Centre, to enable rehabilitation to begin immediately after admission to the RNOH. Find out more about the new Spinal Cord Injury Centre.
• Comprehensive high specification imaging equipment - including 2 MRI scanners, a CT scanner, and X-ray and ultrasound equipment – and suites in which to house it. These state-of-the-art machines and facilities will dramatically reduce the amount of time our patients wait for scans. Find out more about our Imaging Centre.
• A modern and welcoming children’s unit, with colourfully designed recreation areas and unique play equipment. This will help our young patients relax and have fun within the hospital. Find out more about the Children and Young People's Centre.
• Enhanced furnishings and fittings for patient rooms. Patient rooms can suffer from looking very institutional if only standard furniture is purchased. Investment in domestic-style furniture, art and décor will make a significant difference to our patients’ experience - the therapeutic value of an attractive, welcoming hospital environment is now well established.

Related links:

• Our key fundraising projects
• Other fundraising projects

About the Stanmore redevelopment

For more detailed information about the planned redevelopment of the Stanmore site, and the latest news about the progress of the project, please visit: http://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/about-the-rnoh/stanmore-redevelopment.