Over the last nine months, the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has taken hold on countries around the world. Our hearts go out to all of the families who have been affected by this terrible virus. The word ‘unprecedented’ has been used a lot in 2020, and we at SicKids are certainly feeling it! As we …
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt life for people across the world, the UK Government recently ended their daily Coronavirus briefings, which were televised during the first three months of ‘lockdown’. During this period, members of the public were invited to submit questions, which were answered by cabinet members and their advisers on live …
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Our wonderful friends at Sedgley Park Rugby Club (SPRUFC), also known as the Sedgley Tigers, from Whitefield in Bury, Manchester, held their third SicKids charity match last week. Sporting their colourful SicKids strip, the Tigers were victorious over their Otley opponents, winning 47-19. The match was followed by a charity lunch, which raised an amazing …
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Today sees the publication of our founder’s latest report, five years to the day since his groundbreaking Living on a Railway Line was released. Professor Andrew Rowland’s Life on the Tracks follows up on the achievements towards better protecting children and young people from harm, since Living on a Railway Line was published. Thirty years after the introduction of the …
For the second time, Sedgley Park Rugby Club (SPRUFC), also known as the Sedgley Tigers, from Whitefield in Bury, Manchester, held a charity match in support of SicKids. The game was a league game vs Hull Ionians. Despite the Tigers leading for the majority of the match, the Hull team gained a lead in the …
We’ve partnered with Transform Healthcare Cambodia (THC) to open the sixth SicKids Sensory Space today. The new Sensory Space in the north of Cambodia will enhance care for children visiting Battambang Referral Hospital, where our Sensory Space has been built by THC, thanks to funding from SicKids, to our unique specification. THC is a UK based charity …
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The SicKids team has arrived in Cambodia for a busy week of clinics and teaching, supporting the health and wellbeing of children and young people. Joining our Chairperson, Professor Andrew Rowland, and Trustee Den Carter, are two new SicKids grant recipients, Diana Manchester, a Speech and Language therapist, and Lesley Lord, a children’s Physiotherapist. They’re …
We’re thrilled to welcome Jenny Brown to our Board of Trustees. Jenny joins Andrew, Dianne and Den as part of the charity’s leadership team. We’re all volunteers, and personally invest time and money into SicKids, which means – as, unlike many bigger, SicKids has no overheads – we guarantee that every penny we receive from …
We’re delighted to have held the grand opening of the new SicKids Sensory Space at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust’s PANDA Unit. Councillor Ronnie Wilson, the Ceremonial Mayor of Salford, performed the opening ceremony on Monday 1 October, assisted by a special guest, Amelia Candland, aged 5. The hospital’s PANDA Unit provides dedicated emergency and …
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Thanks to the generosity of The Toy Trust, we’re thrilled to announce the opening of two new SicKids Sensory Spaces in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. This brings the total number of SicKids Sensory Spaces up to four, following last year’s successful opening of our first facility, at North Manchester General Hospital, and the milestone first-of-its-kind space in …
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