Rutland Memorial Hospital, Oakham, The NHS hang onto bequests Why?
Visitors and resident have often complained about the state of Oakham hospitals garden and the response
from the NHS is we don't have the money.
6 years ago a resident bequested £100,000 for the garden and not a penny has been spent.
A request for information was made in 2012 The NHS responded
Charitable Trust and Donations
Request
Regarding charitable donations and bequests to Rutland Memorial Hospital please advise the following
1. Specifically how much of the £100,000 charitable bequest made in the will of Mr Teddy Toon,
undertaker of Uppingham made 3-4 years ago has been spent and upon what?
2. What other charitable donations or bequests have been made to the Rutland Memorial Hospital in
the past 15 years and what monies have been spent and upon what?
Our Response
The Edward J Toon Rutland Patients Fund 68030 was started in November 2008.
No purchases have yet been made against this fund, however, there is currently a planning group in the process of designing a patient garden at Rutland Hospital to spend the majority of this legacy (this is in
line with the conditions placed upon the donation).
The early estimate for the garden is approximately £90,000; subject to tenders being received.
The fee element for the designer, contract manager and Quantity Surveyor will be paid from the capital programme by the Trust; hence the entire charity funding will go exclusively to the garden itself.
1. We have the following funds set up for Rutland Memorial Hospital
68 001 GENERAL PURPOSES RUTLAND LOCALITY
68 006 RUTLAND SPECIAL CARE PROJECT
68 021 COMMUNITY STAFF RUTLAND LOCALITY
68 022 RUTLAND PALLATIVE CARE
68 030 THE EDWARD J TOON RUTLAND PATIENTS FUND
68 061 PATIENTS RUTLAND LOCALITY
A summary of all Rutland funds (as detailed above) up to 31/08/2012 is as follows:
£
36,115.83 FROM PREVIOUS SYSTEM
440,745.48 LEGACIES
208,293.15 DONATIONS
13,513.90 INCOME (SALES, RAFFLES ETC)
109,161.25 INVESTMENTS -DIVIDENDS, INTEREST P&L, LOSSES & GAINS
ON INVESTMENTS
-2,934.66 GENERAL EXPENDITURE (NOW SPLIT BY PATIENTS,STAFF
AND OTHER)
-62,063.00 PATIENTS EXPENDITURE
-22,698.97 STAFF EXPENDITURE
-106,278.50 OTHER / GENERAL EXPENDITURE
-88,870.62 CHARITY GENERAL EXPENSES
524,983.86 Remaining Balance 31/08/2012
This is a perfect ecample of why people should not leave money to large organisations.
Visitors and resident have often complained about the state of Oakham hospitals garden and the response
from the NHS is we don't have the money.
6 years ago a resident bequested £100,000 for the garden and not a penny has been spent.
A request for information was made in 2012 The NHS responded
Charitable Trust and Donations
Request
Regarding charitable donations and bequests to Rutland Memorial Hospital please advise the following
1. Specifically how much of the £100,000 charitable bequest made in the will of Mr Teddy Toon,
undertaker of Uppingham made 3-4 years ago has been spent and upon what?
2. What other charitable donations or bequests have been made to the Rutland Memorial Hospital in
the past 15 years and what monies have been spent and upon what?
Our Response
The Edward J Toon Rutland Patients Fund 68030 was started in November 2008.
No purchases have yet been made against this fund, however, there is currently a planning group in the process of designing a patient garden at Rutland Hospital to spend the majority of this legacy (this is in
line with the conditions placed upon the donation).
The early estimate for the garden is approximately £90,000; subject to tenders being received.
The fee element for the designer, contract manager and Quantity Surveyor will be paid from the capital programme by the Trust; hence the entire charity funding will go exclusively to the garden itself.
1. We have the following funds set up for Rutland Memorial Hospital
68 001 GENERAL PURPOSES RUTLAND LOCALITY
68 006 RUTLAND SPECIAL CARE PROJECT
68 021 COMMUNITY STAFF RUTLAND LOCALITY
68 022 RUTLAND PALLATIVE CARE
68 030 THE EDWARD J TOON RUTLAND PATIENTS FUND
68 061 PATIENTS RUTLAND LOCALITY
A summary of all Rutland funds (as detailed above) up to 31/08/2012 is as follows:
£
36,115.83 FROM PREVIOUS SYSTEM
440,745.48 LEGACIES
208,293.15 DONATIONS
13,513.90 INCOME (SALES, RAFFLES ETC)
109,161.25 INVESTMENTS -DIVIDENDS, INTEREST P&L, LOSSES & GAINS
ON INVESTMENTS
-2,934.66 GENERAL EXPENDITURE (NOW SPLIT BY PATIENTS,STAFF
AND OTHER)
-62,063.00 PATIENTS EXPENDITURE
-22,698.97 STAFF EXPENDITURE
-106,278.50 OTHER / GENERAL EXPENDITURE
-88,870.62 CHARITY GENERAL EXPENSES
524,983.86 Remaining Balance 31/08/2012
This is a perfect ecample of why people should not leave money to large organisations.
