21 February 2020
Taking on 100 miles of…
Kyle Muir and friends will be walking the West Highland Way, starting just outside Glasgow and finishing at the top of Ben Nevis, some 100 miles from the start!
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Southampton Hospitals Charity enhances the support, care and treatment of patients at Southampton Children’s Hospital.
Our patients range from birth right up to 18 when they transition into adult services.
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children pass through the emergency department
attend outpatient appointments every year
admitted for inpatient care
Our children's hospital
Leading the way
Southampton Children’s Hospital is the sixth-largest children’s hospital in the country and one of only four which provides all specialist services on one site. It treats 150,000 children each year from across the UK.
- Our doctors and nurses have expertise in every childhood condition.
- Our treatment outcomes are among the best in the country.
- We are a centre of excellence for heart, brain, cancer, trauma and intensive care and other specialist areas.
- Our pioneering research programme is improving the health of children nationally and internationally.
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Piam Brown children's cancer ward
Piam Brown is the Wessex regional children’s cancer ward.
Children come from Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Surrey, Sussex, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands to receive care on our unit.
Piam Brown ward caters for children with all types of cancer from birth to 16 years old, so demand on our resources is huge.
Every year we care for around 120 new patients.
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Our community helps us provide memories through trips and outings; equipment for the play rooms; parent facilities; patient, family and staff welfare; as well as research and education opportunities. (Rachel Funnell, Ward Charity Coordinator)
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Neonatal intensive care unit
Our unit has been specially designed as a bright, welcoming and spacious environment for babies and their families.
As one of the largest neonatal units in the country, we treat around 900 babies a year, from across the south and the Channel Islands, specialising in surgery and cardiac services.
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Each intensive unit and high dependency unit cot has monitoring equipment and is colour-coded to give each baby its own place in the world. It is the details which makes the difference for the family. Many of the added extras are only possible due to support we receive. (Fiona Lawson, Matron)
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Robbie's Rehab
Robbie’s Rehab was set-up in memory of 10-year-old patient Robbie Keville who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour at the age of eight.
This fund provides specialist medical professionals to help children with brain tumours for children who need specialist rehabilitation during and following their treatment for cancer.
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Robbie’s Rehab helped me with my balance and overall fitness skipping, running, and I’ve even started rugby again! (Patient)
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The Lahna Appeal
When Natasha and Lance Beatty lost their five-month-old daughter Lahna Tula, they were determined to ensure a lasting legacy for her.
So, in 2009, they launched the Lahna Appeal in her memory to fund both pioneering and routine equipment for Southampton Children’s Hospital.
To date, the family have raised over £100,000!
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Lahna would have been ten years old now and we’re so excited that this year we’ve raised £100,000 in her memory. We are extremely proud of everything we’ve accomplished, and want to thank our friends and the community for their continued support. We could not have done it without you. (Parents, Natasha and Lance Beatty)
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Southampton Children's Hospital
20 December 2019
Childs Farm spreads seasonal goodwill…
Childs Farm deliver hampers packed full of Christmas gifts for hundreds of young patients and staff on the wards in Southampton Children’s Hospital.
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Donate to one of our many causes and make a real change.
Be part of our amazing community raising life-changing funds to enhance care provided by Southampton Children's Hospital.
Donate1 December 2019
Annual VW Santa run 2019
Today saw our best ever VW Santa run to drop off presents to patients in Southampton Children's Hospital.
Find out more11 November 2019
Animal assisted intervention helps children…
The short film highlights the journey to the operating theatre that a child or young person takes and Leo the dog shows this in a fun and non-threatening way.
Find out more24 September 2019
Family raise £100,000 in memory…
When Natasha and Lance Beatty suddenly lost their daughter Lahna Tula, they were determined to ensure a lasting legacy for her.
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Donate today
Be part of our amazing community raising life-changing funds to enhance care provided by Southampton Children’s Hospital.
From buying life-saving equipment to creating places where patients can play and be children again, your support makes it all possible.
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