While NHS budgets cover basic medical care, your support funds the extra special touches that turn a scary hospital visit into a reassuring experience.
Small changes can make a huge difference when families need it most.
West Herts Hospitals Charity is fundraising for projects that will transform care for thousands of young patients.
Your gift will help us to…
…invest in new BabyWorks Ultrasound Simulator.
The BabyWorks Ultrasound Simulator, is advanced training equipment that will allow our clinical teams to practise complex neonatal and paediatric scans in a safe, simulated environment.
…provide our clinical teams with the tools needed to deliver the best possible care for local babies and children.
“In neonatal and paediatric care, the rarest emergencies arise in the busiest, most pressured moments. A clinician may face a critical scan only a handful of times in a year, often when the clinical environment is busy, and the margin for error is smallest.
Simulation allows our team to rehearse those exact situations, so that when they arrive, the skill is already there. The BabyWorks Ultrasound Simulator will give our clinicians that opportunity, and we are grateful for every contribution that makes it possible.”
Dr Sankara Narayanan, Consultant Neonatologist, Watford General Hospital
…provide a MRI Entertainment system to keep children calm during scans.
“We are seeking to install an MRI-compatible entertainment system to help children remain calm and engaged during MRI investigations. The system enables children to watch or listen to age-appropriate content whilst undergoing scans, helping reduce fear and anxiety and potentially reducing the need for sedation or general anaesthetic.
The project is expected to benefit young patients, alongside some patients with learning disabilities and autism.”
Ben Thorn, Head of Radiology, Watford General Hospital
…Install sensory equipment and interactive play features in outpatient waiting areas.
Each year, over 7,500 children have to sit and wait in clinical adult outpatient areas with nothing stimulating to occupy their time. Your support will enable us to install sensory equipment, interactive play, textured walls and calming light features that will help pass the time, encourage the children to return and reduce anxiety for families.
…Provide brighter, more engaging and welcoming side rooms for seriously unwell children.
Your support will allow us to refurbish isolation side rooms and bathrooms with new flooring, child-friendly décor, working TVs, storage, softer lighting and comfortable parent beds. Nobody wants to stay in hospital for weeks on end, but your support can make the experience more homely, positive and bearable for children and families who have to isolate due to their illness.
Your support helps make those moments kinder, calmer and more reassuring for children, babies, young people and families receiving care across West Hertfordshire.
“By making a contribution to West Herts Hospitals Charity today, you can help the charity fund the BabyWorks Ultrasound Simulator, the Paediatric MRI Entertainment System and more.
This will provide our clinical teams with the tools needed to deliver the best possible care for local babies and children.”
Alison Rosen, CEO West Herts Hospitals Charity
Please give a gift today of whatever you can afford (the form may take a moment to load). Your support can make this vision a reality. Every donation, big or small, brings us closer to our goal. Thank you for helping us bring smiles and comfort to our little patients.