The Ventilation Team on the Neonatal unit were awarded the “Better Health Award 2025” thanks to their pioneering work and dedication to all things breathing! First Touch and our supporters directly assisted in helping the team achieve the award with Fundraising for the NAVA Ventilators! Separately, Renee was awarded the 2025 Quality Improvement Award 2025 for all her dedication in …

Merry Christmas to all our past & present Neonatal Christmas residents – we hope you can enjoy a little bit of Christmas Magic in 2025!

A huge thank you to Clare & Ben Gasson – who recently undertook some Incredible Fundraising events for First Touch! Pippa, their daughter was born on the unit in 2023 and was very poorly  – she was able to come home after 29 days and so mum & dad ran 29 “Miles for Pippa” along with a Quiz night with …

  We had an incredible 12 Runners in this years Royal Parks Half!! The weather was beautiful and our very own Preemie Plodders Team of NNU Consultants – managed to make it all the way to the finish line and raise funds for First Touch!! A special Thank you to Team Louise, Jon & Jess Purton, Alex Mafi & Hollie …

Our wonderful parent community provided some very welcome treats for NNU staff over Easter and First Touch provided Easter bags with a book for parents to read to their baby, staff also showed off their own culinary skills and brought in food to help with the celebrations. The incredible team at “work week” completed an epic 7 day, 7 discipline challenge …

Hello! We are Laura & Fran and together we run First Touch Charity. Laura – I have been the Charity Director for First Touch since April 2025, joining the team in May 2024. Before that, I was a neonatal consultant at St George’s and trustee of First Touch for many years! Now, in my retirement I am enjoying looking after …