Raising funds to provide facilities, support services and equipment to patients at the RUH

Donations
£300,000
to RUH Projects since 2019
Each year
£45,000
spent supporting volunteers
Managing
150+
current volunteers
Targeting
250+
volunteers
Volunteers give over
1,200
hours each month
Stocking
1,600+
products in our shop
Serving
3,700+
coffees each month in our cafe
Selling
43,000+
fresh sandwiches a year

The Friends of the RUH provide much needed support by helping patients and their relatives throughout the hospital in a variety of ways. Our work is funded from both much needed donations and profits from both the Hospital Shop and Friends Coffee Shop.

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The RUH Shop

Our opening hours:

Monday to Friday: 8.00am – 6.00pm

Saturday: 11.00am – 4.00pm

Sunday: 11.00am – 4.00pm

We are your convenient, friendly ‘corner shop’ located at the front of the Hospital in the Atrium and run by the Friends of the RUH.

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The Cafe @B18

Our welcoming Café with its outdoor courtyard serves delicious homemade food with tasty daily specials made by our very own Chefs.

The Friends Coffee Shop is open Monday to Friday, 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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Volunteering

Help us to Help Others

We are a community of Friends working together to make a difference to the lives of patients and their families. There are over 350 volunteers who help by doing a variety of roles, throughout the hospital.

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