NICU charity fundraising

The Neonatal Unit has an active charity fundraising programme and many parents, carers and families raise money for us.

What do we raise money for?

Staff education

Some funding goes towards training nursing staff, enabling attendance at the national conferences and courses and running local courses for neonatal staff.

Equipment

This is where a significant proportion of funds raised by families is spent to enable the unit to have the most up to date and appropriate equipment for the needs of the individual baby. Examples include ventilators, incubators, breast pumps for parents and cooling equipment.

Parent and families

Some charity fund raising money is utilised for parents; this includes parent information leaflets, memory boxes, cameras, refurbishment of parent facilities and so on. 

Patients

As well as benefitting from staff education and equipment, funding for patients also includes clothes, sheets, toys and christmas stockings. Although a number of these items can also be donated.

What to do if you would like to raise money for the Neonatal Unit

Any donations are always gratefully received. If you would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact| Lisa Leppard (Family Care Sister) or Carol Woolridge (Matron and Unit Manager). If you have a suggestion or preference for how the donation could be utilised, then please let us know.

Find out more about the Southampton University Hospitals Trust charity.