News
Let’s Go Purple For Preemies!
November 17th is a very special day in our calendar, it's World Prematurity Day. A day to celebrate our little warriors and all they stand for, and a day we are passionate about championing! This year we're wanting as many families, businesses, schools, people and even pets to Go Purple... read more →
New Camera To Capture Memories
On our Unit, memorable moments happen every day! Our staff are incredibly passionate about capturing those moments for our families in the event they're not around and our families love receiving photos. We've had some technical issues of late with our last camera so we decided to buy our staff... read more →
heARTwork to support our bereaved families.
Earlier this year we discovered the work of Tara Denz who produces heARTwork books to support bereaved families. Avery's Garden is in memory of Tara's son Avery who she heartbreakingly lost at 20 weeks and 4 days gestation. Tara, an inspiration to us, has turned her grief in to something... read more →
Cause for celebration!
We love to celebrate milestones on our Unit, and they don't come bigger than when our preemies hit 100 days. Spending 100 days on our Unit can be incredibly stressful and emotionally fraught for our families so we like to spoil them and let them know, this is one milestone... read more →
Nothing beats a cuddle
Kangaroo Care is a key part of not only creating and sustaining that bond between mum / dad and baby, but it also plays a huge part in development of baby. Our lovely nurses asked if we could get some new wraps and as always we'll help wherever we can,... read more →
Samantha braves the chop!
Proud mummy Samantha has been passionate about fundraising for us for a while but she couldn't find the right fit for what she wanted to do. Until now. On Monday Samantha will be taking scissors to her pride and joy - her hair - to raise money for us! Samantha,... read more →
Drawers of goodies raises £120!
We would like to say a huge thank you to the wonderful Kerry Molloy and her team at Northgate Hospital in Northumberland who raised an amazing £120 for us! Kerry's daughter Bella was cared for on our unit last year and to say thank you her colleagues put together a... read more →
Hartlepool Rocks Rocks Our Socks
This summer saw a new craze sweep the region...rock hunting! But not just your standard rock, no no no, colourful painted or designed rocks. Hidden all around Hartlepool, the rock craze went wild over the summer holidays. So much so, that the Hartlepool Rocks, a group set up to support... read more →
#GOREDFORPINKANDBLUE TAKES 50 DONATIONS!
Earlier this year we set ourselves a target to get 100 people to donate blood via the NHS Blood Service to help save lives. We are delighted to say we have hit 50! 50 down and 50 more to go! We were that excited we made a video with some... read more →
We launch certificates to help babies celebrate milestones!
Earlier this month one of our very lovely nurses came to us with an idea to create a bravery certificate for our babies. The certificates would be handed out after procedures to celebrate just how brave they have been. Of course, we said yes! So we got our designing caps... read more →