Comedian Alex Horne visits The Chiltern Hospital
Alex Horne, creator of the BAFTA award-winning TV series Taskmaster, visited The Chiltern Hospital, part of Circle Health Group on Thursday 20th November, touring the hospital and meeting staff, doctors and patients. As director of Chesham United F.C., Alex visited the 66-bed private hospital in Great Missenden to see first-hand how players from the club were supported during their recovery.
Led by Executive Director, Fraser Dawson, Alex was taken on a tour of the hospital, being shown in detail, the pathway players from Chesham United F.C. experience when they receive treatment at the hospital.
During the tour, Alex was given the opportunity to see the range of facilities and services on offer at the hospital. He met staff from Outpatients, Imaging and even took time to speak to nursing staff on the ward.
The Chiltern Hospital joined forces with “The Generals” last year and became the Club’s First Team Shirt Sponsor for the 2024/2025 season. Alongside the sponsorship, staff and doctors at The Chiltern Hospital have been working with the players and supporters on a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. Should a player become injured, The Chiltern Hospital is on hand to support them during their recovery.
The tour concluded with a visit to the operating theatres, where Alex met Professor Bhupinder Singh Mann, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Professor Mann is the Orthopaedic Lead for the hospital and took time to show Alex the VELYS Robotic Knee System that Chiltern took delivery of earlier in the year.
Alex’s visited concluded with meeting the hospital’s senior management team, where he had a chance to hear more about the hospital’s work supporting players and supporters at Chesham United F.C.
Commenting on the visit, Alex Horne said: "It was a genuine learning experience to be shown around The Chiltern Hospital and find out how another supporter of Chesham Utd does its business. I'm reassured that any of our players with knee injuries will be well looked after by their talented surgeons and futuristic robots. As usual, Chesham is ahead of the game".
Fraser Dawson, Executive Director of The Chiltern Hospital, said: “Our community partners mean a great deal to us here at The Chiltern Hospital and it was wonderful to be able to show Alex round the hospital this afternoon. We enjoy a wonderful relationship with the players and supporters at Chesham United F.C. and hope to continue working closely with them in the years to come.”