Southwell woman to take on 14 mile fundraising walk for three hospitals who cared for family after double hip replacement

A year after a double hip replacement, a woman is to take on a 14 mile fundraising walk to three hospitals which cared for her and her family.

Jane Gamble, 72, of Southwell, is giving three big cheers to Nottingham City Hospital, Kings Mill Hospital and Hopewood CAMHS who have provided “terrific” support to her, her husband, and her granddaughter.

In a bid to give back more than a simple “thank you”, she is aiming to raise £700 for the staff on each of the wards or clinics which supported her family, to allow them to buy something like a coffee machine to “help make their lives a little richer”.

Jane said: “We’ve been extremely, extremely well served over the past year by NHS staff.

“I wanted to do more than say thank you. I don’t have thousands of pounds otherwise I would have given it to the staff myself, but I thought I could do something and put what I can towards it.

“I am so grateful for us having the care we did.”

Donations can be made to Jane’s fundraising page at: www.gofundme.com/f/three-cheers-when-thank-you-just-isnt-enough.

She is aiming to raise £2,100.

Jane had a double hip replacement on August 9 last year for her arthritic hips, at City Hospital, where she was the first bilateral hip replacement patient by the direct anterior method performed by consultant Mr Mark Higgins.

The operation was carried out at the Elective Orthopaedic Theatre Suite — and the amazing operating theatre team, physios and nursing staff are among those she is keen to give a huge cheer to.

Within just 24 hours of her operation Jane was walking pain-free with crutches, and within 12 weeks was back at Ballroom and Latin dance lessons.

It’s not only Jane who has benefitted from the care of exemplary NHS staff.

Her husband Malcolm Gamble was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer after a routine blood test in December 2023 — with the “smiling, positive” Kings Mill Hospital clinic seven Prostate Cancer Diagnostic team — in particular cancer nurse specialists Liz and David — quickly completing scans and biopsies.

Malcolm was then transferred into the care of the "gold standard" oncology team at City Hospital, where he was treated with hormone injections and has completed the required Radiotherapy.

One final cheer is for the Hopewood CAMHS eating disorder team, who supported Jane’s granddaughter Amie through her ‘heart-breaking’ mental health issues.

The team — especially Alexia — supported and guided Amie through her Autism diagnosis and beyond, meaning she is now able to “look forward with hope” Jane explained.

Jane’s walk, on August 3, will take her from Kings Mill Hospital Clinic 7, to the Hopewood CAMHS Unit in Woodthorpe, then on to finish at the Orthopaedic Theatre Suite at the City Hospital.

The oncology, psychiatric and orthopaedic teams at each of the sites will meet Jane along the way.

She will also be walking with her daughter Nicky, and son Jamie and joined by more family members for part of the walk.