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North-east fishing firm boosts NHS Grampian with £100,000


By Lorna Thompson

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NHS Grampian has thanked a north-east family-owned fishing business for a bumper donation of £100,000.

Klondyke Fishing Company Limited, owned by the Tait family of Fraserburgh, has handed over £200,000 to be split equally between NHS Grampian and Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

The money will be used to support staff as they adapt and deliver services in a completely different way.

NHS Grampian plans to use the money to purchase iPads for use across the organisation.

Sheena Lonchay, operational manager for NHS Grampian charities, said: "In hospitals, iPads will enable patients to keep in contact with their families. This is particularly important at a time when visiting has been suspended in all but exceptional circumstances.

"In the community, they could be used by the community nursing teams to liaise with colleagues for additional medical or nursing advice. The devices could also be left with patients to reduce the frequency of visits by the nursing and healthcare teams.

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"While the functions of iPads can be more limited than those provided by a laptop, the lack of a keyboard makes them easier to clean and provides more effective hygiene control."

She added: "The public response to this pandemic has been quite staggering and the generosity shown by Klondyke is amazing."

A spokesperson for Klondyke said: "In making this donation the directors and family wish to recognise the hard and dedicated work of all staff at NHS Grampian and Aberdeenshire Council HSCP in delivering care to the vulnerable in our communities in what are extremely challenging times in dealing with this coronavirus."

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