No-one wants their baby or child to be in hospital.
But for every single one of these young patients, doctors and nurses are working around the clock to diagnose and treat them.
Whether it’s a routine procedure or an emergency situation – it’s an incredibly worrying and stressful time for families.
To a child, hospitals can seem like a scary place, away from their parents, school and normal life.
And though Nottingham Children’s Hospital is one of the best paediatric centres in the country, they need your help right now.
Every week, over 1,000 critically ill children are seen at Nottingham Children’s Hospital. And each year, over 1,000 premature babies are cared for on the hospital’s Neonatal Unit.
Our Big Appeal is raising money to support those babies and children – whether they’re only a few days old or in their teenage years.
Your support can make huge changes at Nottingham Children’s Hospital, to help our very youngest patients while they are here being cared for by doctors and nurses day in, day out.
There are lots of ways to support the Big Appeal for Nottingham Children’s Hospital.
Explore how your donations will make a difference to our youngest patients right here in Nottingham.
Click between the three buttons below to read more about the areas of Nottingham Children's Hospital we're raising money for.
Over 1,000 premature babies are cared for here in Nottingham every year – and they need your help today.
Your donations can help fund:- Homely additions to the overnight parent rooms, family lounge and parent quiet room – such as comfortable furniture, artwork and televisions – to help transform these functional rooms into homely and welcoming spaces
- Special touches for the bereavement room, which will be located away from the main ward, and will contain a special cold cot to enable bereaved parents to spend time saying goodbye to their baby
- Dedicated, specialist monitoring and diagnostic equipment to be used within the Neonatal Unit
- Woodland themed decoration in clinical areas, to support mental wellbeing and capture the imagination of children visiting their siblings
- A welcoming entrance to put visitors at ease on their arrival
- Artwork for the expressing room, to enable new mothers to express milk in comfortable and calming surroundings, away from the clinical area
- Bright flooring to mark out each cot space, helping each family feel the space next to their baby is theirs
With new patients and families set to arrive in the new Neonatal Unit in December 2024, we urgently need your help to provide these extra facilities. Please help us make time in hospital as comfortable as it can be for these families, and help provide the best possible care for our hospitals’ tiniest patients.
Donate to the Big Appeal today, to help babies and families on the new Neonatal Unit.
Children’s Outpatients is the front door to Nottingham Children’s Hospital and sees 1,500 young patients each week – today it needs your support.
The Big Appeal sets out to fundraise for huge changes at Children’s Outpatients, to fund:- 2 new play and sensory rooms to support children who have additional needs such as Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Therapeutic play intervention to assist coping mechanisms for young patients who are feeling anxious and worried
- Age-appropriate play facilities for children between 0-18 years old, including games consoles, arts and crafts materials, books and other toys
- Additional clinic rooms to cope with high demands of a busy Children’s department
- A complete redecoration of Children’s Outpatients, breathing new life into the department with a fresh and contemporary feel
- State-of-the-art technology including a new booking system to help improve flexibility with appointments
Donate today and money will go directly to help children who are treated here at Nottingham Children’s Hospital.
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One thing children know is how to play
Whether it’s a toddler or a teenager, the use of play materials is a really beneficial way to put a patient at ease. By introducing games, books and magazines, play equipment, craft materials or other toys, it can really help young patients cope with their time in hospital.With your donations, we can fund:
- More play specialists, to support young patients and their families when they are in hospital
- Toys, games and other entertainment which is age appropriate to different young patients
- Improvements to the Youth Room, for the Youth Service
- Play areas both inside and outside, to inspire and entertain both patients and their families
- Books and reading materials, to help children feel calm, settled and at ease when in hospital
Donate today and your money will go directly to help children who are treated here at Nottingham Children’s Hospital.
Donate todaySupporters like you have already raised over £4million for Nottingham Children’s Hospital.
Your support is already making an incredible difference, by funding some important projects right here in Nottingham. Here are just a few of the young patients and families you have supported.
Daniel and the iMRI
Donate £10 today and you’ll be helping children like Daniel have access to the very best state-of-the-art equipment.
Amelia and the Parent and family accommodation
Can you help families like Amelia's parents feel more at home while their child is being treated at Nottingham Children’s Hospital?
Lucy and the Youth Service Residentials
Donate £10 today and you’ll be making a real difference for patients like Lucy, who have finished their treatment but may need ongoing support.We are so close to our target, but we need your help to get there.
Explore the vision of our Nottingham Children’s Hospital
Please note, funds raised for this appeal may be used for other, similar projects for the benefit of patients if our target is exceeded or not met, or if the appeal purposes cannot be fulfilled.
Take on one of our events in support of the Big Appeal
Skydive at Langar Airfield 2024
When: Saturday 8th June
Venue: Langar Airfield British Parachute Schools, Nottingham
Calling all thrillseekers! Experience the thrill of sailing through the sky at 13,000 feet and raise money for an area of your choice.
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Charity Golf Day
When: Friday 24th May 2024
Venue: Wollaton Park Golf Club
Our Charity Golf Day is back and it’s all to play for! Tee off and raise money for Nottingham Children's Hospital.
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Robin Hood Half & Mini Marathon 2024
When: 29th September 2024
Venue: Victoria Embankment, Nottingham
Run 13.1 miles in aid of Nottingham hospitals and make a difference to hundreds of patients.
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Robin Run 5K & Family Fun Day
When: 19th May 2024
Venue: Sherwood Pines
Join us for a fantastic day out for all the family, at our Robin Run 5K & Family Fun Day! Book your tickets today and start collecting your sponsors.
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