Canterbury DHB is using Dry July funds to make patients at Christchurch Hospital a little more comfortable. Projects in the pipeline include:

- Exercise treadmills and bicycles for the bone marrow transplant unit family room

- Patient information system in the radiotherapy waiting area

- Maori and Pasifika artwork and magazines for Christchurch Hospital oncology ward

- iPod Touch for young adult radiotherapy patients

- Video walkthrough of the radiotherapy department to help patients to feel less anxious about their initial visits for treatment