Author: SicKids

During the recent inspection of North Manchester General Hospital the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, recognised our Sensory Space in the children’s emergency department. Their report, dated 1 March 2018, said: “Urgent and emergency care had a bespoke sensory room for use with children who …

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Do you work with Children and Young people in an Urgent Care Centre or Emergency Department in the North West of England? We opened our first two SicKids Sensory Spaces in 2017. They’re kitted out with modern sensory toys and equipment, with a retail value of £4,200. We’re now offering Sensory Space Grants, along with …

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Sedgley Park Rugby Club (SPRUFC), also known as the Sedgley Tigers, from Whitefield in Bury, Manchester, have two charity games each season, one in November and the other in March. We’re thrilled that the club supported SicKids at its November event this year. The game was a league game vs Blaydon RFC which SPRUFC won …

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We’re delighted to have held the grand opening of the SicKids Sensory Space at M’Lop Tapang, a non-governmental organisation whose services reach over 7,500 children and young people in the Sihanouk province of southern Cambodia. It’s the first-of-its-kind in Cambodia, and has been built thanks to the generosity of SicKids’ supporters and Rompa®, a leading …

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A massive ‘thanks’ to Charlie Stuart, one of our supporters, for completing the Dublin marathon in aid of SicKids. Yesterday’s 26.2 mile race through the streets of Dublin was Charlie’s first full marathon, which he completed in an impressive 3 hours, 28 minutes, raising just under £500. Charlie said: I decided to raise money for …

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We’ve just waved goodbye to M’Lop Tapang’s Medical Team Leader Ngov Chanravy (Ravy), who spent a fantastic week in the UK thanks to a SicKids grant, supported by the Burdett Trust for Nursing. The equivalent to an Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner / Nurse Consultant in the UK, Ravy has been running one of the most advanced …

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Today we held the grand opening of The SicKids Sensory Space at North Manchester General Hospital. Mr Barry Dixon CBE DL QFSM MIFireE, Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, performed the opening ceremony, alongside Her Excellency Dr Rathchavy Soeung, The Cambodian Ambassador to the UK.   The sensory space is the first-of-its-kind in the region, and …

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Having already awarded three medical outreach grants, two to UK professionals visiting Cambodia, and one to a Cambodian professional to visit the UK, we’re delighted to have awarded another SicKids grant. The recipient is Dr Bratati Bose-Haider, consultant paediatrician at Fairfield General Hospital, Bury, and the first medical doctor to benefit from our grant programme. …

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We’re thrilled to have been awarded a grant from the Burdett Trust for Nursing to fund a professional visit for M’Lop Tapang’s Medical Team Leader Ngov Chanravy (Ravy) this September. The equivalent to an Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner / Nurse Consultant in the UK, Ravy has been running one of the most advanced medical programmes …

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Links: Part One | Part Two Back in December we began our crowdfunding drive to raise funds to bring the life-changing advantages of sensory play to Cambodia. Our regular followers will already be aware of how sensory equipment can really enhance the medical care given to children, especially those with developmental delay – which is …

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