Firwood High School, Bolton – postural management equipment
Firwood High School in Bolton caters for pupils aged 11-18 with cerebral palsy, severe or profound learning disabilities, and other physical conditions. The school is in need of some new mats and wedges for pupils to use when stretching and doing physio exercises. The equipment will be used for up to five years.
Find out more →Blackburn Birth Centre – Hospital Grade Double Breast Pump
Breastfeeding is widely known to be beneficial to a baby’s health as the mother’s milk contains antibodies that offer lifelong protection from disease. Some mothers have chosen to breastfeed their baby, but have to be separated from their child when it is born, for a variety of social care reasons. The team at Blackburn Birth […]
Find out more →Royal Preston Hospital – SoundEars
Noise in hospitals, whether from loud voices, televisions or banging doors, can be an issue for both patients and staff, especially at night. Better sleep is well-documented as leading to reduced stress levels and faster recovery from illness, which results in children being able to go home earlier. The SoundEar Noise Warning Sign is a […]
Find out more →Stepping Hill Hospital – “Magic Medic” Louby-Lou
Being in hospital can be distressing, frightening and boring for kids. For many years we have funded “Magic Medic” Louby-Lou to entertain children’s wards with her immersive, colourful and vibrant clown show, performing magic tricks and getting kids singing along to popular songs. This distracts them from their treatment and helps to cheer them up. […]
Find out more →Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School – Acheeva Beds
We are providing a new Acheeva Bed for Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School, which caters for pupils with a wide range of special educational needs from the Wythenshawe and South Manchester areas. A small number of these pupils have highly complex learning, medical and physical needs. Some of these students have had extended periods of […]
Find out more →Croydon University Hospital – incubator
One in seven babies in the UK needs specialist neo natal care after they are born. These babies may be born too early or with a low birth weight, or have a medical condition that needs treatment. Nearly 3,500 children are born in Croydon University Hospital every year, with over 400 babies requiring a stay […]
Find out more →Green Fold Special School, Bolton – Acheeva Graduate Beds
We are providing two new Acheeva Beds for Green Fold Special School in Bolton. These are unique work stations that allow children with physical disabilities as well as Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) to lie in a supported, balanced posture while participating in classroom learning. The Acheeva Bed is compact and easily moveable, and […]
Find out more →Manchester Foundation Trust – heated mattresses for NICU
This year MedEquip4Kids is raising funds to provide special heated mattresses to care for newborn, premature and critically ill babies in intensive care units at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital.
Find out more →Ipswich Hospital children’s unit – sensory lighting equipment
We are funding a projector and rotating wheels to create immersive sensory lighting and colour effects in the children’s unit at Ipswich Hospital.
Find out more →Macclesfield District General Hospital – neo natal cots
We are funding new cots for the maternity ward at Macclesfield District General Hospital, where at least 1,600 babies are born each year.
Find out more →Warrington Birth Centre – mobile telemetry unit
We are funding additional wireless heart monitoring equipment for Warrington Hospital’s Birth Centre.
Find out more →Hummingbird Project – improving happiness and wellbeing
The Hummingbird Project was launched with the aim of improving mental health in young people.
Find out more →“Several pupils in the class use the Acheeva bed as part of their postural management program and it has been absolutely invaluable.”
Kira Bühler
Deputy Head Teacher
Lancasterian School, Manchester
