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We are excited to announce the appointment of our new Family Centred Care Co-ordinators, Bobbie and Lyndsey, who will be job-sharing a full-time post on the neonatal unit at St George's. This three year post was developed by St George's staff in partnership with Bliss and the South West London Perinatal Network. First Touch has committed to contributing around £75,000 to the post over a three year period, which is the largest single funding commitment in the charity's history. Please read the full story here. We look forward to letting you know how our new staff have enhanced the experiences of the babies and their families here on the unit.
We are also currently fundraising for a further ventilator and, thanks to three amazing families, have almost reached our target already. If you would like to support this project please get in touch.
We are pleased to let you know that the wheels are in motion to order the other ventilator and incubator that were in need. Other recent purchases include two twin cots (thanks to the Ickle Pickle Partnership), four Vapotherm devices, an incubator, two Stephanie ventilators, heated mattresses, a transport incubator, developmental care equipment, two phototherapy units, noise monitors and simulation training equipment. We also continue to fund specialist staff training and have a welfare fund to help out our families in their times of greatest need. All equipment purchased by First Touch is approved by the neonatal unit's equipment committee prior to fundraising.
We would like to thank you all for your continued support of the neonatal unit at St George's. We could not achieve what we do without you. Any significant contributions to specific campaigns can be acknowledged with a small brass plaque placed on the equipment purchased. Please ask Sonja or Sarah for more details about this.