Niche family law firm, Jones Myers, is enhancing comfort and wellbeing for cancer patients with a vital Airglove unit which warms and raises veins in patients’ arms.
Patients at the Sir Robert Ogden MacMillan Centre in Harrogate will benefit from the air warming system which also reduces discomfort and stress for the nursing staff treating them.
Jones Myers has donated the device in memory of the firm’s late colleague, Neil Dring, a highly regarded, compassionate, and committed family lawyer who was a patient at the Centre.
Sarah Barr-Young, head of Jones Myers Financial Remedies Department in Harrogate who previously worked with Neil, said: “
Neil was one in a million who cared enormously for his clients and his colleagues and inspired trust. He would be delighted to know that the Airglove air-warming machine will further improve the quality of treatment for cancer patients.
Part of the Harrogate and District Foundation NHS Trust, the facility diagnoses and treats wide-ranging cancers, offering a variety of care and complementary therapies.
Jackie Rowbottom, Macmillan Integrated Personalised Care Programme Lead (Harrogate and Rural District), is among the team who remember Neil with fondness. Said Jackie
I met Neil on the Unit while he was having treatment and, even under such difficult circumstances, he was an incredibly kind and nice man. I wish I could have known him better. We are so grateful for this very generous donation of the Airglove in his memory, thank you to everyone at Jones Myers.
Laura Hodgkinson, a Sister on the chemotherapy unit, said the delivery of the machine is timely and extremely welcome:
We are thrilled to have the Airglove which can gently and safely warm someone’s arm and hand, making it easier to access their veins to give cancer treatments and other medications. This can save a lot of time for our staff, allows them to deliver the best level of care, and most importantly, makes the patient’s experience much easier and less stressful and uncomfortable.
Yvonne Campbell, Head of Charity for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, commented
We are incredibly grateful to Jones Myers for their generous support in memory of their colleague, Neil Dring. It was a very generous way to honour their beloved colleague, and we sincerely appreciate the firm’s commitment to supporting our services. The Airglove unit will make a real difference to patients at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.