What we're fundraising for

Major projects and other work we have previously funded

In addition to aiming to raise at least £1million each year for projects like those detailed above, from time-to-time the Stars Appeal raises funds for very large one-off projects. These have included:

• Furnishing and equipping the new Imber Ward (£600,000 2024)
• Beatrice Birth Centre with a new courtyard garden and Maternity Department reception building (£260,000 2021-2022)
• Second MRI Scanner and Scanning Suite (£1.5million 2019)
• Dedicated Breast Unit (£1million 2015)
• Redevelopment of Radnor Intensive Care Unit (£300,000 2015)
• Two state-of-the-art CT Scanners (£1million 2014)
• Benson Suite (£100,000 2013)
• Neonatal Family Accommodation (£250,000 2012)
• Dedicated children’s area in A&E (£250,000 2012)
• New Children’s Unit (£1million 2010)
• Cardiac suite (£500,000 2010)
• Keyhole Surgery Suite (£300,000 2007)

… and here are just some examples of other Stars Appeal projects that generous donations, fundraising and legacy gifts have enabled us to fund in recent years:

Funded 2024

• £38,000 – 20 specialist cots for newborn babies on the Labour and Postnatal wards
• £115,000 – High definition videoscopes to provide a one-stop diagnostic service for head and neck cancer patients
• £50,000 – ‘By your side’ sleeper chairs so that vulnerable patients and those at the end of their lives can have a loved one stay by their side in comfort
• £420,000 – Keyhole surgery equipment to enable 1000+ additional operations to take place each year in the Hospital’s operating theatres, reducing waiting and recovery times for patients
• £37,000 – 3D OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) machine for the Eye Department 
• £8,000 – Omibeam interactive therapy tool to make physiotherapy more enjoyable and fun for children on the Children’s Ward
• £15,000 – Mechanical CPR machine
• £74,000 – Lung function machine to help reduce waiting times and speed up diagnosis for respiratory patients
• £69,000 – 20 specialist TIVA pumps to provide an alternative to traditional anaesthesia to help patients recover quicker after surgery and spend less time in hospital
• £37,000 – Dedicated ultrasound system for the Acute Medical Unit
• £92,000 – New Day Surgery Unit discharge lounge and waiting area
• £65,000 – Dedicated room in the Gynaecology Department for women to receive treatment after sadly experiencing a miscarriage early on in their pregnancy
• £12,000 – Audiometer for the Audiology Department

Funded 2023

• £142,000 – Fourth Echocardiogram machine for the Cardiac Investigation Unit to help reduce waiting times for patients awaiting diagnosis
• £40,000 – New wet room/ bathroom on Odstock Ward for patients with severe burns and mobility problems
• £6,000 – Virtual reality therapy headset for the Children’s Unit
• £42,500 – Salisbury Hospital’s first dedicated Neonatal X-Ray machine
• £27,000 – Enhancement of Whiteparish Ward with artwork, new bedside lockers, overbed tables, and a dedicated activities trolley
• £190,000 – Surgical microscope and other specialist equipment to create a dedicated plastic surgery operating theatre
• £8,000 – Specialist trainer bike for spinal rehabilitation patients
• £29,000 – LiteGait supported mobile hoist system for the Spinal Unit
• £21,000 – Cerebral function machine to monitor babies’ brains on the Neonatal Unit
• £48,000 – Pressure ulcer prevention and management equipment
• £30,000 – Surgical equipment for operating on children
• £50,000 – Additional EBUS scope for the Respiratory Department to help diagnose lung cancer and other conditions
• £45,000 – Scalp cooling machines for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy on the Pembroke Unit
• £80,000 – 8 state-of-the-art CTG machines to monitor the hearts of babies before and during labour
• £15,000 – Furniture to enhance Spinal Unit’s reception area
• £12,000 – Colposcopy examination couch for the Gynaecology Department
• £9,000 – Iowa Oral Performance Instruments (IOPI) for the Speech and Language Therapy team
• £30,000 – Mobile phone charging stations for the emergency department and elsewhere
• £90,000 – 3D Ultrasound machine for the Gynaecology Department
• £5,000 – Refurbishing and enhancing the independent living flat in the Spinal Centre

Funded 2022

• £25,000 – Expansion of the Stars Appeal’s Neonatal Unit family accommodation
• £5,000 – Eye Autorefractor sight assessment machine for children
• £19,000 – Patient warming system for use in main theatres
• £50,000 – Reclining sleeper chairs for women and their partners across the Hospital’s maternity services including the Labour Ward, Postnatal Ward, Beatrice Birth Centre, Neonatal Unit and Benson Suite
• £43,000 – Finapres Nova monitoring system to enhance the investigation of the cause of blackouts in heart patients
• £75,000 – 63 advanced vital signs monitors to increase the availability of dedicated bedside monitoring
• £25,000 – Sim-Mum full-body simulation training dummy covering all stages of labour and birth
• £6,000 – Sara Plus powered standing and raising aid for rehabilitation patients
• £42,000 – State-of-the-art incubators for babies on the Neonatal Unit
• £12,000 – Hysteroscopy couch in the Gynaecology Department
• £7,000 – Electric standing frame for the Stroke Unit
• £9,000 – Courtyard garden in the Urology Department
• £5,000 – Handheld ultrasound for the Respiratory Department
• £5,000 – Relax and view wall panels in the Radiology Department
• £10,000 – Adjustable dining tables for the Spinal Unit
• £20,000 – Enhancement of the new Medical Surgical Outpatients department with artwork and interior design
• £9,000 – Staff room furniture and furnishings for Main Theatres and Day Surgery
• £3,000 – Speech therapy portable electropalatograpy machine
• £9,000 – Refurbishment of the Doctors’ Mess
• £33,000 – Enhancement of the fracture clinic
• £50,000 – Refurbishment of the Medical Engineering Department for patients with complex disabilities and their carers
• £150,000 – 2 intraoral scanners for the Oral Medicine Department

Funded 2021 or earlier

• £100,000 – Simulation training, including the provision of state-of-the-art patient simulators and the funding of a dedicated Simulation Technician to provide a virtual treatment environment that enables staff to develop their skills to the highest possible level
• £75,000 – Fibroscanner, a specialist liver scanner that enables the early identification of the risk of liver disease
• £9,000 – New furnishings for staff rooms across main theatres and the Day Surgery Unit
• £10,000 – 18 freestanding mask and gel dispenser sanistations around the Hospital
• £5,000 – Irrigation tower for urology surgery
• £20,000 – Dedicated bathroom for the more independent patients on Radnor Intensive Care Unit to aid their rehabilitation, independence and recovery
• £50,000 – Pulsed dye laser in the Laser clinic which is used to alleviate scarring and lighten red coloured skin marks for example for patients with burns
• £15,000 – Medical image recording device for the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department enhancing care for patients by enabling the viewing and capture of endoscopic images in high definition for ENT patients such as those with cancer and voice problems
• £26,000 – Dedicated ultrasound machine for Rheumatology patients who can have Ultrasound scans in clinic rather than being referred for a scan at another time
• £105,000 – Enhancement of Wessex Rehabilitation Centre with new facilities including an anti-gravity treadmill, bouldering wall and therapy kitchen to provide patients with severe limb injuries and chronic pain with the very best therapy
• £20,000 – Stars Appeal foot care service offering free foot care to long stay patients on the elderly care wards
• £77,000 – Topographer and a Cyclo Laser for the Eye Clinic meaning eye patients can have the latest treatment in Salisbury without having to travel to other hospitals
• £15,000 – Computerised CTG machine to enable enhanced monitoring of unborn babies and their mothers
• £23,000 – Dedicated Ultrasound scanner for the Neonatal Unit so premature babies requiring brain scans or scans to check hips for dislocation risk can be scanned here rather than transferred to Southampton or elsewhere
• £42,000 – State-of the-art motion capture gait lab where the needs of patients with difficulty walking can be analysed and where they can be helped to walk more easily and without pain
• £30,000 – Fluorescence microscope to enhance Salisbury Hospital’s Genetics Department research into cancer including leukaemia and bladder cancer
• £120,000 – Treatment and diagnostic equipment in the Neonatal (special care baby) Unit
• £90,000 – 3D cone beam head scanner for Oral Maxillo Facial Surgery
• £100,000 – Creation and enhancement of the new Eye Clinic
• £11,500 – Upgraded Pembroke Unit Chemotherapy furniture making cancer patients time in hospital more comfortable
• £65,000 – Faxitron machine providing faster diagnosis for breast cancer patients
• £16,000 – Garden of Reflection and Rehabilitation to help heal patients and their families both physically and mentally
• £9,000 – Refurbishment of the day room and creation of a new garden on Breamore Ward
• £60,000 – Dedicated Bereavement Suite
• £10,000 – Patients’ lounge in the Spinal Unit
• £3,000 – Registrar’s office where people can easily register births and deaths whilst at the hospital
• £15,000 – Dedicated ultrasound machine for Prostate Cancer patients in the Urology Department
• £55,000 – Portable bilirubin (Jaundice) meters for community midwifes
• £25,000 – Advanced rehabilitation equipment for stroke patients
• £24,000 – Research project to help people with a spinal cord injury
• £66,000 – Beverage trolleys for 18 wards
• £11,000 – Siblings playground on the Neonatal (special care baby) Unit
• £170,000 – State-of-the-art equipment to bring new Endobronchial Ultrasound and Thoracoscopy lung cancer diagnostic procedures to Salisbury meaning patients can be diagnosed more quickly and no longer have to travel to bigger specialist hospitals
• £10,000 – Enhancement of furnishings in every room on the Burns and Plastics Unit (Odstock Ward)

This is just a selection of the projects that the Stars Appeal has funded since our launch in 2007. We never forget that we couldn’t do any of this without our brilliant donors, fundraisers and those that so kindly remember the Stars Appeal in their Wills – Thank you.

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