Captain Sir Tom Moore raised nearly £33 million for the NHS which has made a difference to hospitals across the UK during the pandemic - including those in Oxfordshire.

The Second World War veteran sadly passed away this week, after testing positive for Covid-19.

But his fundraising efforts continue to help the NHS. 

Some of the money he raised has gone to Oxford Health Charity and to Oxford Hospitals Charity, and so far it has funded:

  • Emergency respite rooms for staff to get out of the clinical environment, relax, close their eyes and breathe more deeply
  • Lung function monitors for every child in Oxfordshire with cystic fibrosis
  • iPads for older patients to watch virtual concerts so they feel less isolated in hospital
  • Meals for staff who spent much of 2020 staying in lodgings to be closer to hospitals and to protect their families
  • A rest pod for the Emergency Department who work 24/7
  • Extra support for black and minority ethnic staff  who have been badly affected by Covid

Sarah Vaccari, of Oxford Hospitals Charity, said: “We are so grateful for his gifts that he shared with us all and grateful to all our supporters whose generosity helps to continue his legacy of making a difference to the NHS.

“We are thinking of his family.”

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