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Article posted: 14th July 2025

RUHX launches new £4 million PET-CT Scanner campaign

This July, RUHX, the official NHS charity of the RUH Bath, are excited to be launching a new major fundraising campaign to expand innovative new PET-CT scanning technology at the hospital. A...

Article posted: 02nd September 2024

We are 25 – 25 years as the official charity of the RUH!

It’s our silver anniversary this month! In September 1999 RUHX began its lifelong dedication to charity fundraising as The Forever Friends Appeal. Big Ted, a cute and cuddly teddy bear, was our...

Article posted: 27th August 2024

Dyson Cancer Centre – 4 months open and almost 350 patients every day

Open for 4 months now our new Dyson Cancer Centre is now home to around 275 staff caring for almost 350 patients everyday. Describing how the team are settling in Professor Mark Beresford,...

Article posted: 19th August 2024

New Paediatric Diabetes Starter Kits available thanks to RUHX

"At the RUH we support around 240 children with Type 1 Diabetes and on average 30 new children are diagnosed each year. It's a complex life-long condition that needs management 24/7. These children...

Article posted: 03rd July 2024

Dr Olivia Scott Eye Unit patient bay dedicated to the memory of “selfless and inspiring” OIivia

Dr Olivia Scott worked in the Eye Unit here at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) between 2000 and 2013. In March of 2010, Olivia was diagnosed with cancer. Still feeling fit and healthy, it...

Article posted: 18th June 2024

The RUH celebrates 21,000 hours of volunteering!

Bob the Dog was just one attendee at a party at the Royal United Hospitals Bath on Monday 3 June, which was held to celebrate the invaluable contribution of volunteers to the hospital. The event...

Article posted: 22nd May 2024

New improved Wellbeing Garden now open at the RUH

A new improved Wellbeing Garden space is now open for patients and staff to enjoy and unwind in. It offers a sanctuary for relaxation and fresh air, to take timeout from the pressures of a busy...

Article posted: 14th May 2024

300 walkers take on the Walk of Life to support RUHX

300 fundraisers of all ages walked along the beautiful Kennet & Avon canal on Saturday, from Wiltshire to Bath, to raise funds for RUHX The annual RUHX Walk of Life event took place lat...

Article posted: 22nd April 2024

Dyson Cancer Centre now open to its first patients

The new Dyson Cancer Centre at the RUH welcomes its first patients this week. The purpose built centre brings together many of the RUH’s cancer services under one roof to provide a cancer...

Article posted: 25th March 2024

RUHX Legacy donor helps RNHRD be recognised as a Centre of Excellence for treating Paget’s disease

Bath's Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (RNHRD) has been recognised as the first Centre of Excellence in the South West for its treatment of patients with Paget's disease and its...

Article posted: 22nd March 2024

RUH Chief Medical Officer Runs Bath Half Marathon for Hospital Charity

Andrew Hollowood, Chief Medical Officer at the Royal United Hospitals Bath, ran the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday 17 March to raise funds for RUHX, official NHS hospital charity of the RUH. He was...

Article posted: 20th March 2024

Dyson Cancer Centre to open late April

After starting fundraising in 2012, and with 11,000 wonderful supporters raising £10 million to create the new Dyson Cancer Centre, here at RUHX we are delighted to share that it will open to its...

Article posted: 08th March 2024

Warminster woman invites people to join her at the Walk of Life to say ‘one million thank yous.’

Nicola (Nic) Noble, from Warminster, is inviting her local community to join her at the Walk of Life on Saturday 11th May. The Walk of Life is organised by RUHX, the official NHS charity of the...

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