A local family-run business, Envista Branding, has kindly donated branded uniform scrubs and hoodies to staff and volunteers at the HealthBus. To distinguish the HealthBus team whilst on outreach or during drop-in sessions, the new clothing seeks to strengthen the charity's brand and local identity for those who work in [...]
With support from Dorset Community Foundation, the HealthBus outreach team is supporting patients over the next 10 weeks with takeaway food bags! Over the summer and especially during hot days the Trust seeks to ensure that patients are well hydrated and eating regularly. - In 2022 the cost of living [...]
The HealthBus has been selected for the Aviva Community Fund 2022! On 09 August 2022, the Trust launched its Crowdfund project to ask people to support the charity as we all build stronger communities together. The HealthBus plays a vital role in ensuring people can have better health and not [...]
On 20 July 2022, the HealthBus Trust welcomed clinical partners from Dorset, Portsmouth, Oxford and Brighton to share its learning with others working to reduce health inequalities in their own areas. Dr Maggie Kirk gave a presentation on the context and development of the charity whilst the Vice-Chair of Trustees [...]
Huge thanks to Rob and Ian at Logik Copying Systems Ltd Dorset Hampshire Wiltshire, who kindly donated a printer to the HealthBus Trust. Partnering with local businesses demonstrates the value and community spirit that people have towards the charity. "We are so grateful to the Logik team for their generosity and [...]
On 06 July 2022, the HealthBus Trust was invited to The Royal Society of Medicine and took part in the Complete Care Community Health Inequalities Summit in London funded by NHS England. HealthBus Chair of Trustees Gareth Sherwood shared the learning and methods of how the charity is engaging and [...]
Congratulations, we did it! On 04 July 2022, the HealthBus was awarded the Charity Excellence Quality Mark Award for its ongoing commitment to using the Charity Excellence system and its resources to continue improving performance and have an even more significant impact on supporting staff and patients. "Using creative and [...]
On 13 June 2022, the HealthBus was invited to work alongside a group of BA (Hons) Interior Architecture undergraduates from Arts Univerity Bournemouth (AUB) on a collaborative project with the NHS pop-up Hospital in Poole. Since the pandemic, there is a greater desire to ensure that healthcare is more accessible [...]
London Oriana Choir concert in Bournemouth to fundraise for the HealthBus! On Saturday 28 May 2022, the London Oriana Choir came to St Peter’s Church to raise funds for The HealthBus Trust. The evening was filled with incredible live music celebrating the work of Vaughan-Williams on the 150th anniversary year [...]
Over the past 9-weeks, thirteen second year BA Hons Media students at BU have been working on a video project for the HealthBus Trust. The students have worked effortlessly to create suitable and relevant material that can be used to educate the public and key influencers about the obstacles people [...]
