Nightingale's Rainbow
Show your appreciation and support for those who have supported you or your local community through the Covid-19 crisis by dedicating a Rainbow Tile to them on Nightingale's Rainbow.
Leave a personal message of thanks on our Virtual Rainbow as a lasting reminder of the small and large acts of kindness and support which have been shown in all our communities through the pandemic.
Each Rainbow Tile costs £20, with the proceeds split between Buckinghamshire NHS Charitable Fund and Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity to support nurses, other healthcare workers and patients across the county as we recover from the pandemic.
The cost of constructing the Rainbow is being covered by Build Sponsors - local organisations and individuals who are committed to funding this permanent symbol of hope and kindness in the face of adversity.
Nightingale's Rainbow is a large installation, consisting of an arch covered with thousands of coloured tiles in rainbow colours located on the roundabout at the A&E Entrance to Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, close to Florence Nightingale Hospice.
Nightingale's Rainbow is a physical monument to remember the resilience, community spirit and kindness shown across the communities of Buckinghamshire during the pandemic and a permanent symbol of hope in the face of adversity.
Each of the thousands of Rainbow Tiles can be dedicated to an individual, group or organisation, with messages shared on the Virtual Rainbow - a lasting reminder of the small and large acts of kindness and support which have been shown through the Covid-19 pandemic.
The money raised through the sale of Rainbow Tiles will be donated to Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity and the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund to support nurses, other healthcare workers and patients across the county as we recover from the pandemic.
The money raised through the sale of Rainbow Tiles will be donated to Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity and the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund to support nurses, other healthcare workers and patients across the county as we recover from the pandemic.
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity commits to raise £1,000,000 each year to fund palliative and end-of-life care across Buckinghamshire and its borders.
This includes services delivered at Florence Nightingale Hospice, based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury which offers a 12-bed In-Patient Unit, Day Hospice and Lymphoedema Clinic. The Charity also supports services out in the community including Community Specialist Nurses, FNH@Home, Florrie's Children's Team and the Bereavement Support Team.
The Hospice cares for over 1,000 patients and their families each year.
Find out more about Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity at www.fnhospice.org.uk
Registered Charity number; 1119499
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund is dedicated to improving patient' care through extra funding for equipment, research, staff and patient welfare.
The Fund supports the development of excellence in community services and acute specialist services, supporting the skills and expertise of all staff, the latest technology and our hospital environments to deliver care where patients need it.
They improve patients' care through extra funding for equipment, research, staff and patient welfare.
Find out more about Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/charitable-fund/
Registered Charity number 1053113
The construction of Nightingale's Rainbow would not be possible without the support of our Build Sponsors.
By covering the cost of building the installation, the Build Sponsors are allowing all the money raised through the sale of Rainbow Tiles to be donated to Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity and the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund to support nurses, other healthcare workers and patients across the county as we recover from the pandemic.
Those sponsors who wish to be named publicly are shown below:
We would also like to thank the following professionals for their time and expertise in putting this project together.
Thank you to our Gold Sponsors who have each sponsored a Slice of the Rainbow containing 223 Rainbow Tiles on the west-facing side of the structure.
Thank you to our Silver Sponsors have each sponsored 5 complete rainbow segments (35 tiles).
Thank you to our Bronze Sponsors have each sponsored 1 complete rainbow segment (7 tiles).