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Article posted: 19th March 2025

Congratulations #TeamRUHX runners

A huge thank you and well done to all of our Team RUHX runners at the Bath Half last weekend! Together, so far they've raised over £27,000 💙 We're so grateful to each and every one of our...

Article posted: 20th January 2023

The Walk of Life returns on 20 May 2023

On Saturday 20 May, RUHX will celebrate the return of the annual Walk of Life, asking hundreds of individuals to go the extra mile for patients at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath. Walkers...

Article posted: 21st December 2022

£200,000 raised for Dorothy House and RUHX

Dorothy House Hospice Care and RUHX are delighted to be the beneficiaries of an astonishing year of fundraising undertaken by local charity, The Helen Straker Charity. The Helen Straker Charity...

Article posted: 07th December 2022

RUHX supporters take the plunge

RUHX, the official NHS charity of Royal United Hospitals Bath, hosted its brand new event, the Polar Plunge on Sunday 4 December. A team of brave fundraisers took to the chilly waters of West...

Article posted: 07th November 2022

RUHX celebrates the launch of NHS Charities Together Community Partnerships programme

On 3 November, RUHX hosted an event to celebrate community organisations who will benefit from £400k of funds through NHS Charities Together (NHSCT) Covid-19 Appeal. The community grants...

Article posted: 24th October 2022

Hamish Mackie’s Swifts sculpture begins to take flight

British wildlife sculptor Hamish Mackie has shared a glimpse into his workshop, where he is busy on a sculpture commission for the new Dyson Cancer Centre at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) NHS...

Article posted: 20th October 2022

The RUH celebrates Play in Hospital Week

Patients and staff on the Children's Ward at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust celebrated national Play in Hospital Week with an exciting programme of activities. At the centre...

Article posted: 28th September 2022

Super Rehab research programme tackles heart disease

The Cardiovascular research team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is looking at how an innovative lifestyle intervention, called Super Rehab, could become an effective new...

Article posted: 08th September 2022

Metal Detecting Rally raises over £80,000 for Cancer Services at RUH Bath

Over a thousand metal detectors from as far away as USA, as well as Europe and the UK gathered in a field near Marlborough, Wiltshire for the annual Rodney Cook Memorial (RCM) Rally - a three-day...

Article posted: 26th August 2022

RUH Will Month returns this September

RUHX, the official NHS charity for the Royal United Hospitals Bath is offering all RUH members the chance to make or update your Will for a reduced fee so that the charity can continue to provide...

Article posted: 26th August 2022

Introducing a new friend

Kitty Dimbleby, a writer and journalist based in Bath, has been a cheerleader for RUH for years. Now, she’s RUHX’s latest ambassador, and keen to support our charity for even more years to...

Article posted: 20th August 2022

Drummer reunites with band after 25 years to say thanks for cancer care

A Wiltshire drummer was reunited with his band for their first gig in 25 years, following treatment for prostate cancer at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. Jim Hamersley, 67,...

Article posted: 06th July 2022

Nurse takes on 3,000 mile cycle challenge in support of the RUH

Hannah Gaisford, a 34 year old nurse from Bath is taking on an extreme challenge by cycling 3,000 miles to Bulgaria in support of the Royal United Hospitals Bath, and will involve cycling an average...