BHSF support for their neighbours

A team from the Karis Neighbourhood Scheme working in the Ladywood, Edgbaston and Harborne areas of Birmingham, raised £5,000 for the project after completing the Birmingham Half Marathon.

BHSF, the not-for-profit health insurer, donated £2,000 towards the total and chief executive Peter Maskell said: “The Scheme is located in Monument Road near to our offices and we felt it was a very worthwhile cause on our doorstep to support.”

The Karis Neighbour Scheme was set up in 1999 by a group of local GPs, working with several churches in the area, to offer support throughout the area.

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Support: Peter Maskell presents the Karis team with a memento of their £2,000 cheque for their support. They are (left to right): Linden Sanders (Karis management and development worker), Chris Poole (chief executive, Karis Neighbourhood Scheme), Dr Ross Bryson and Dr Philip Downing (both GPs at the Karis Medical Centre).

 

NOTE TO EDITORS:

BHSF – one of the oldest names in healthcare – is a leading supplier of health and employee benefits to over 3,000 client companies and on an individual basis.  Covered health costs covered range  from eye tests and dental treatment to physiotherapy, childbirth, personal accident and stress management.  Blue chip clients include Cadbury’s, General Motors, Land Rover, Sainsbury’s, and Birmingham City Council.

 

The Company covers over 400,000 people under its 265,000 health insurance policies.  Group turnover is £38m.  BHSF is a not-for-profit Company, limited by guarantee.  Its origins can be traced back to the foundation of the Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund in 1873.