Helping hand for PDSA

Caring mhs homes staff spent a day helping at the PDSA PetAid hospital in Gillingham.
Angela Yorke and Zoe Marden saw first-hand the dedicated work of veterinary surgeons, nurses and support workers at the hospital, in Campus Way.

It was part of mhs homes’ Day for Medway scheme, which gives staff a chance to support community projects.
The pair witnessed a delicate operation to repair a cat’s hip joint and a successful biopsy on a suspected tumour on a dog. They also helped out in the pharmacy and reception areas.
Angela said: “It was a really interesting day and a great opportunity to see the really good work of the PDSA.“Some of it was hard to watch, but the staff are really skilled and very, very good at what they do.”

As part of the same initiative mhs homes finance director Bruce Shelmerdine joined colleagues Deborah Collinson and Sharon Guile in charity’s shop in High Street, Chatham. The team helped with sorting donated goods and other tasks.
Kit Lendon, PDSA’s volunteering development manager said: “We were delighted mhs homes staff were able to see our work first hand and help out on a practical level.
“Volunteering is a very important part of what we do, as we do not receive any government funding and rely on the generosity of the public.”

Day for Medway is part of the mhs homes Medway Pledge with a vision to be the leading affordable housing provider in Medway, transforming the lives of people living in the homes and communities we serve.