Tech company drives hospital donations

A Hertford based tech company has secured £25,000 of supplies for healthcare workers.

The online appeal for supplies and everyday essentials to support staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in Harlow has secured £25,000 in online donations.

The appeal, organised by Nimbus Hosting, a cloud specialist web hosting company, has already has attracted around 2,000 individual purchases of key items such as food and throwaway clothing for doctors and nurses.

Working in partnership with the Harlow Hospital, Nimbus Hosting launched a special 'wish list', allowing member of the public to pay for pre-approved items such as disposable clog shoes for NHS staff, camp beds and energy and protein bars. Anyone who is interested in purchasing items for the NHS team can do so on the official Amazon wish list.

So far, the appeal has secured donations of 25 pairs of clogs, 100 sanitary products, 40 packs of shower gel, 40 walkie talkies, 40 phone charges, 50 razors and 50 boxes of Haribo sweets.

Tim Dunton, Managing Director of Nimbus Hosting said: "Words cannot express the gratitude we all have for the men and women in our NHS who are working day and night to save lives. We set up this appeal in an attempt to ease the burden of exhausting and relentless shifts, providing doctors, nurses and staffers with some comfort during this incredibly difficult time. The huge level of support from the British public has blown us away and we hope these donations will continue to surge as the opinion continues."

The hosting company provides services a range of clients, including BBC creative, Screwfix and G-Tech.

Harlow MP Robert Halfon commented: "Our NHS staff at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow - right through from the porters, cleaners, nurses and doctors to the executive management team - are working incredibly hard to look after the people of Harlow and keep us safe amid the coronavirus outbreak.

"We are so grateful for all their hard work, long hours and the personal sacrifices they are making to help save lives and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

"Harlow has shown overwhelming support for the Princess Alexandra NHS Hospital at this time of national crisis, and I am grateful to everyone who has donated through Nimbus Hosting's appeal to ease some of the pressure our NHS staff are currently facing. It is wonderful to see our community come together at this difficult time." 

You can find the Amazon wish list at www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3CG19ZW71FQKK