Long time supporter Emma, ran her 171st 5k on Tuesday 19th May finishing up at the neonatal unit where her beautiful son Oliver spent his 171 days on earth! We were honoured to have Emma & Adam celebrate her last official run and we even treated her to some cake! We’ve been watching via Social Media their epic efforts and …
London Marathon 2026
Massive Congratulations to Will & Jack our First Touch Marathon runners this year!! The sun was shining and London was in high spirits cheering all the incredible people taking part in this epic challenge! Well done both of you – we hope you get a well deserved rest this week!!
St Boniface visit
Pupils from our local Primary school – St Boniface have been knitting beautiful blankets for the babies on our Neonatal Unit. Six budding neonatologists delivered them in person and enjoyed a quick tour of the unit, with a bit of insight into what happens here from our Superstar Sheila! Thank you for your hard work.
Incubator Push 2026 – Thank you!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our First ever Incubator Push – in collaboration with “Ickle Pickles”. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and our Incubator managed the full 28k thanks to all our incredible participants! All of the wonderful families who joined us made for a memorable event!! A special shout out …
First Touch & ickle pickles “Incubator Push”
This April we are hosting the “Tooting Incubator Push” a family-friendly event to walk 28km with a Roadworthy decommissioned Incubator! You can help us raise £28k for much-needed neonatal equipment. When: 18th April from 10am-4pm Where: Tooting Common, the Tooting Triangle Join this family-friendly event to walk 28km or take on a lap of 2.5km – you choose! You can help us raise £28k …
World Book Day – Sian’s Big Swim
The neonatal unit at St George’s celebrated World Book Day (March 5th) with the launch of their very own sibling book! Megan O’Hanlon, big sister to neonatal patient Sian has written and illustrated “Sian’s Big Swim”. This book is a lovely way for parents to help little siblings of neonatal babies understand their sibling’s journey. The Book Launch also marks …
A legend retires!
Friday, January 9th 2026 marked the last NHS working day for the wonderful Jeannie Walls! Of course, here at First Touch we have an especially soft spot for Jeannie, as she was one of the founders of the charity! Jeannie was also a nurse, then a sister on St George’s neonatal unit for 20 years, and she will be remembered …
GESH Awards 2025
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 …
Christmas on the unit 2025
Merry Christmas to all our past & present Neonatal Christmas residents – we hope you can enjoy a little bit of Christmas Magic in 2025!