Your chance to dance the night away at hospital ball and help beat liver disease

IT’S time to put on your dancing shoes and help to raise funds to support early diagnosis of liver disease for patients at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT).

The Liver Ball, organised by the gastroenterology department at PAHT, promises to be a spectacular black tie occasion with a three-course dining experience, Michael Bublé tribute band, disco, and ‘mocktail’ reception, together with a range of raffle prizes to be won. It will be held at The Manor of Groves Hotel, Sawbridgeworth, (CM21 0JU) on Saturday, 4 April.

The fantastic prizes include an overnight stay at The Manor of Groves Hotel with dinner and breakfast, a signed Arsenal football club photograph, vouchers for Epsom racecourse, a Rolex golf jumper and golfing day, Benefit cosmetics gift set, Tottenham Hotspur game tickets and so much more.

The appeal has been led by Dr Deb Ghosh, consultant gastroenterologist, to raise £80,000 for a specialist piece of equipment called a fibroscanner. The fibroscanner would enable a fast, painless and non-invasive examination of the patient’s liver, helping clinicians to detect liver disease and related conditions quickly at the bedside. This would allow the team to start intensive monitoring and support if required.

Dr Ghosh said: “We are extremely grateful to everyone who has supported our appeal for this equipment to transform the care we can provide to patients with liver disease and related conditions so far.
“Diagnosis is the first step and the fibroscanner would help us to ensure that our patients have the best outcomes possible in their treatment.”

INFORMATION: The event will run from 7pm-1am. To book tickets, which cost £60 per person, please contact [email protected] or call 01279 82 7006.

To donate funds to the appeal, please visit www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/pahnhs/fibroscannerappeal.