After a delay due to the difficulties posed by the pandemic, the Jeannette Fish MBE CT Imaging Suite has officially been opened at Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI).
Building works initially began in February 2019, following an investment of more than £4.9 million from the Department of Health and Social Care. This money was awarded thanks to a bid put forward by the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care Board (of which DBTH is a key member), to build the brand new facility at DRI, and the project was completed in March 2020.
Integral to the scheme was the support of the DCDT, a local charity which has supported DBTH since the early 1970s, raising more than £10 million to aid in the care and treatment of local people. In all, and with support from communities in Doncaster, the team managed to raise around £500,000 to purchase a new CT scanner, which enabled the development of the new suite with the aid of additional funding from the Government.
To honour these efforts, and particularly the memory of one of the charity’s co-founders, the facility has been named the Jeannette Fish MBE CT Imaging Suite, with a suitable plaque to be placed at the entry of the service.
A former nurse, Jeannette was a co-founder of the DCDT, and sadly passed away in May 2018. Amongst her many achievements, including the procurement of an MRI scanner at DRI, Jeannette helped to raise millions of pounds for cancer diagnosis, care and treatment, aiding in the purchasing of equipment which helped to bring cancer services to Doncaster, hugely benefitting local patients. For these efforts, she was awarded a Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2012.
