Shine Together, a charity aimed at raising at least an annual £1m for Bristol-based hospitals Frenchay and Southmead was launched by comedian and presenter Justin Lee Collins, head of fundraising Trevor Reid told BBC Radio. Collins was born at Southmead hospital in 1974.
“Obviously the services which are there are second-to-none anyway but this is about [giving] access to a particular piece of equipment, which might cost lots of money, or a particular service,” he was quoted by the BBC Website.
“By raising money in this way, and putting in extra services, it helps take some of the stresses away from the patients.
Collins and Reid expect hundreds of local people to support Shine Together, raising money for patient care and research projects in Bristol.