Celebrating the first anniversary of ‘Living on a Railway Line’
Today we’re celebrating the first anniversary of the report that inspired the formation of SicKids. Read the press release here.
You can now support us when you shop online
If, like many people these days, you do your shopping online, there’s now an easy way for you to help us in our mission to support children and young people in the North West of England and Cambodia. It’s called easyfundraising, and all you need to do is access your favourite online stores through this …
Trustees engage workshop on empowering practice & inspiring innovation
Today our Founder, Professor Andrew Rowland, and Director of Nursing, Dianne Cook, participated in the second ‘Empowering Practice and Inspiring Innovation’ event on child abuse at MediaCityUK today, which was hosted by the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Salford University, sponsored by NHS England. The aim of the event was to discuss and …
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House Of Lords Debate – Heath: Children & Young People
We’re delighted that there appears to be growing support for some of the recommendations in our Founder, Professor Andrew Rowland’s report, ‘Living On A Railway Line’. The British Medical Association recently voted to adopt the following new policies derived from Andrew’s report: To support an enhancement of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Pro-bono Medical Panel …
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SicKids establishes board of Trustees and vision
Today we held our first meeting in which we established the SicKids Board of Trustees, and defined our vision and objectives. We aim to empower communities to support children to have every chance of good health, happiness and protection from harm. We also committed to operating ethically with the following values: Integrity Openness Fairness Compassion …
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Andrew lectures at special event in honour of Winston Churchill
Today our Founder, Professor Andrew Rowland, gave a lecture at a special event at Sir Winston Churchill’s birthplace of Blenheim Palace, hosted by the Duke of Marlborough’s sister (Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill), to mark the 50th anniversary of his living legacy – The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) – and 50 years since his death. Other …
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Andrew meets the Queen
Our Founder, Professor Andrew Rowland, attended a Reception at Buckingham Palace, hosted by Her Majesty The Queen today. Andrew was invited to the event, where he met senior members of the Royal family, to discuss his 2014 report ‘Living On A Railway Line’, aimed at turning the tide of child abuse and exploitation in the …