We fund specialist equipment, patient services and comforts, clinical care, local research and training so that our maternity and gynaecology teams can offer the best possible outcomes for babies and mums in the Central Lancashire and Chorley area. With the charity’s support, our neonatal unit continues to provide exceptional care for premature and sick babies and their families from across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
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Thanks to our incredible supporters we’ve been able to fund many charitable projects that have helped to provide the very best care, treatment and facilities to mums and their babies at our hospitals. Take a look at some of our recently funded projects to see the difference this has made.
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Thank you so much to everyone who’s registered for our Cross Bay Walk! It’s been wonderful to see so many of you getting involved – it’s also very touching to hear people’s reasons for joining us too.
One of our lovely supporters, Rachel Allen, from Preston, has raised over £200 so far for her part in the Morecambe Bay challenge, and she was happy to share her personal reasons for taking on the trek across the sands next month 🙏🧡
Last year, Rachel was pregnant with her second baby. Unfortunately, she contracted COVID-19 pneumonitis whilst pregnant, and the resulting complications meant she had to undergo an emergency C-section eight weeks before her due date. In a critical condition due to her illness, she was rushed to the ICU here at Royal Preston Hospital following the surgery, while her baby boy Alfie was taken to our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to receive specialist care from our dedicated NICU colleagues. It was a whole week before Rachel was well enough to see him, and in total, he spent 25 nights on the ward.
Rachel herself was in hospital for 10 days, but now, thanks to the care of our wonderful clinical colleagues here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, she and Alfie are safely home with their family - and Rachel wants to raise funds to say thank you for the care she and Alfie received 🤗
“The care Alfie received by the staff on the neonatal unit was outstanding, and our family were supported by the team for many weeks even after our discharge from hospital,” she explained.
“The treatment I received was second to none and totally turned things around for me. I feel very fortunate that such medical expertise was available (and that my body responded favourably!). As stretched as they were, treating many poorly patients, the staff caring for me hand-delivered breast milk to my son in the neonatal unit around the clock, day and night. This meant that eventually I could breastfeed my son and snatch back precious moments in what was an incredibly cruel and traumatic situation. All of the staff on these units have worked tirelessly over the last two plus years, and I want to raise funds in acknowledgement and thanks for their dedication.”
While Rachel is fundraising for Baby Beat in thanks for Alfie's care (you can see her Just Giving page here: bit.ly/3HSExDT 😁) she’s also fundraising for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity this summer too, with a 10k challenge, in thanks for the care SHE received! 👏
Thank you SO much for your support Rachel – the Baby Beat team, and our maternity and NICU colleagues, truly appreciate it, and we know our friends over at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity hugely appreciate your kindness too 🥰
(And if you’d like to join Rachel and our other fab walkers on this year’s charity trek across the stunning sands of Morecambe Bay, you can find out more on the Baby Beat website: babybeat.org.uk/get-involved/cross-bay-walk-2022/ 🏖)
What a beautiful tribute from Rachel and Alfie to the wonderful staff on both Neonatal unit and Intensive Care at RPH. The walk and donations received will enable these wonderful services to continue. 💜
There's only a couple of weeks until our Cross Bay Walk on Saturday, 9th July - have you signed up to walk with us yet? 😎👣🏖
It's a fantastic challenge, and the 3-4 hour route from Arnside Pier across the sands of Morecambe Bay all the way to Grange is stunning. Plus, you'll be helping to support innovative, life-changing projects for the benefit of the babies, mums, and mums-to-be cared for here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 👶🤗
It's £15 to enter, or £20 if you’d like to order a Baby Beat charity t-shirt to wear on the day too, and you can even bring the dog for an additional £1 donation - you can find out more here on our website: bit.ly/3Lo8TyY 🧡
We can't wait to see you on the sands! 🙌
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It's our Cross Bay Walk next month, and some of our walkers have v personal reasons for joining us - like Rachel, who's walking in thanks for care she & her baby Alfie received on the NICU here at @LancsHospitals last year🧡
Read her story on @JustGiving: https://bit.ly/3HSExDT
The #NHSBigTea is back on July 5th - the NHS's 74th birthday! 🥰☕️🫖🍰
Do you fancy raising a cuppa in honour and support of the work our amazing @LancsHospitals NHS colleagues & volunteers do, day in, day out?
Find out more on our website 🥰👉 https://babybeat.org.uk/get-involved/nhs-big-tea/
THANK YOU to local fundraiser Chris Pilkington, who raised a fab £833 for us with his Guild Wheel walk in April! This was boosted to £1k by a further donation from his employer, Leyland Trucks👏
This will make such a difference for the families cared for here at @LancsHospitals!
Thank you so much to everyone who’s registered for our Cross Bay Walk! It’s been wonderful to see so many of you getting involved – it’s also very touching to hear people’s reasons for joining us too.
One of our lovely supporters, Rachel Allen, from Preston, has raised over £200 so far for her part in the Morecambe Bay challenge, and she was happy to share her personal reasons for taking on the trek across the sands next month 🙏🧡
Last year, Rachel was pregnant with her second baby. Unfortunately, she contracted COVID-19 pneumonitis whilst pregnant, and the resulting complications meant she had to undergo an emergency C-section eight weeks before her due date. In a critical condition due to her illness, she was rushed to the ICU here at Royal Preston Hospital following the surgery, while her baby boy Alfie was taken to the NICU to receive specialist care. It was a whole week before Rachel was well enough to see him, and in total, he spent 25 nights on the ward.
Rachel herself was in hospital for 10 days, but now, thanks to the care of our wonderful @lancshospitals colleagues, she and Alfie are safely home with their family - and Rachel wants to raise funds to say thank you for the care she and Alfie received 🤗
“The care Alfie received by the staff on the neonatal unit was outstanding, and our family were supported by the team for many weeks even after our discharge from hospital,” she explained.
“The treatment I received was second to none and totally turned things around for me … As stretched as they were, treating many poorly patients, the staff caring for me hand-delivered breast milk to my son in the neonatal unit around the clock, day and night. This meant that eventually I could breastfeed my son and snatch back precious moments in what was an incredibly cruel and traumatic situation. All of the staff on these units have worked tirelessly over the last two plus years, and I want to raise funds in acknowledgement and thanks for their dedication.”
Thank you SO much for your support Rachel 🥰
(And if you’d like to join Rachel and our other fab walkers on this year’s Cross Bay Walk, you can find out more on our website 🏖)
Thank you so much to Amazon Distribution in Leyland, @wds_group_ in Bury, and @sainsburys Fulwood for your wonderful recent donations of sweets, chocolate, toiletries and gift bags! These made around 30 lovely gifts, which were handed out to all of the dads here on the neonatal intensive care unit at @lancshospitals yesterday by our fab NICU staff, to mark Father’s Day 🧡🎁👨🍼
Huge thanks for your kind support, we know our NICU dads really appreciated the gesture! 🙌
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Have you signed up to our Cross Bay Walk yet, on Saturday July 9th? It's always a fab event whatever the weather, plus you'll be helping raise crucial funds for projects to support the babies, mums, and mums-to-be that our wonderful clinical colleagues care for here at @lancshospitals! 🤩🏖
Some of these clinical colleagues are joining us for the walk too - thank you so much to Research Midwives Cheryl Wyatt and Stephanie Horridge, Gynaecology Research Nurse Anne Gardner, Paediatric Research Nurse Paula Sugden, and Clinical Trial Support Officer Kamini Gandhi! We really appreciate your support, and best of luck with your fundraising too 🥰🙌
If you fancy joining us (and our lovely research colleagues!) on the sands of Morecambe Bay this summer, why not sign up? The walk (or occasionally, wade) from Arnside to Grange is stunning, and you'll be making a difference for local families too. It's just £15 to enter, and for an additional £1 you can even bring the dog! You can find out more on our website - the link’s in our bio! 🧡
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