Mr Mohan Bhogal, and his grandsons Dylan and Rohan, presented a cheque to UHB Charities’ cancer research fund in memory of his wife, Surinder, who passed away last year.

A total of £1,901 was raised in Surinder’s memory at the Ramgarhia Sikh Temple in the city centre. The family had a remembrance ceremony last year and since then family and friends from the community have been working to raise funds for cancer research at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Dr Daniel Palmer, Cancer Research UK clinician scientist and consultant medical oncologist, accepted the funds on behalf of the charity, having cared for Surinder during her time at the QE.

Dr Palmer said: “We want to thank those who donated in memory of Mrs Bhogal.  Their generosity allows us to continue vital research and helps us to deliver the best possible care to our patients.”

About the Trust

The Trust is currently building Birmingham's first new acute hospital in 70 years which will be called the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB).

The £545 million QEHB will open its doors to patients in the summer of 2010, providing modern and dependable acute adult healthcare and integrated mental health services.

 The Trust is a regional centre for cancer, trauma, burns and plastics.

The Trust is the leading teaching hospital in the West Midlands with strong links to the University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University.

The Trust is host to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, the primary function of which is to provide medical support to military operational deployments.

In 2009 the Trust was rated "excellent" for financial management and "excellent" for quality of clinical and non-clinical services by the Care Quality Commission.