Four London Market insurers, Newline Group, Advent Group, OdysseyRe and RiverStone, all part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, have jointly funded a ‘healing space’ at the Royal London Children’s Hospital, Whitechapel, a special gift in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the founding of Fairfax.
The healing space is the first of its kind, a highly innovative and interactive facility, enabling play and communal activities for young patients and their families, rehabilitation and an opportunity to get away from the hospital environment. The facilities will be used by clinicians to enhance the recovery and treatment of children with a range of conditions and disabilities but also to improve the experience of those undergoing long stays in the hospital. The space officially launched on Wednesday 13 February.
Carl Overy, Managing Director at Newline Groupcommented:“We at Newline, and at our affiliated companies, are delighted to be able to fund the development of the healing space at the Royal London Hospital. It is a really spectacular facility that will no doubt aid in the treatment of many of the children based at the hospital and we hope that they and their families will benefit from it. We chose to invest in the Royal London Hospital due to its proximity to the London Market, the heart of all of our businesses.”
Andrew Douglas, Chief Executive of Barts and The London Charityadded: “Barts and The London Charity are thrilled to be working with generous donors like the members of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. With their crucial financial support we have been able to build this wonderful ‘healing space’ which has transformed the new paediatric service at Barts Health, and which will benefit thousands of young patients and their families for years to come.”
