Thanks to generous donations from The Bradshaw Gass Trust and Ross Warburton, MedEquip4Kids has been able to provide 2 essential pieces of equipment to Ward E5, part of the paediatrics department at The Royal Bolton Hospital. These new machines will… […]
On 1st July 2017 Vishal Chahwala, Lana Robinson and students from Winstanley College took on an epic challenge of walking 22 miles from Southport Pier to Wigan Pier. The event was a huge success and a test of physical and… […]
MedEquip4Kids has provided an Intellivue MP5 Monitor for the North West and North Wales Paediatric Transport Service (NWTS), thanks to a generous donation by Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation. The Manchester based office of the nationwide law firm spent the last… […]
MedEquip4Kids has provided a Voluson ultrasound machine for the maternity unit at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan. Pictured above is mum-to-be Eloise Beswick, who was being scanned when MedEquip4Kids visited the unit last week to see the new equipment…. […]
Calling all keen cyclists! MedEquip4Kids is offering you the exclusive opportunity to take part in the Chris Hoy 100 Sportive absolutely free of charge (it normally costs £35 to participate). Organised by Evans Cycles, the challenge is to complete a 100… […]
Following the terror attack on Manchester Arena, MedEquip4Kids launched a special appeal last week to raise £100,000 to ensure that hospitals across Greater Manchester have the necessary equipment to provide emergency treatment, rehabilitation and long-term care for children and young… […]
MedEquip4Kids has funded new convertible chair beds to enable parents to stay overnight at the bedside of their sick child in the children’s unit at Royal Preston Hospital. At the children’s unit we met four-year-old Isabelle, who was born early… […]
Thank you so much to our long-standing supporters VINCI Construction UK for holding a golf day in aid of MedEquip4Kids. Thirteen teams took part in the event on 2nd June at Worsley Park Marriott Hotel and Country Club. Congratulations to… […]
Following the attack on Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017, MedEquip4Kids is launching a special appeal to raise £100,000 to make sure hospitals in Greater Manchester are fully equipped to provide emergency treatment, rehabilitation and long-term care to children and… […]
Superfit Becky Thomas completed the Chester half marathon on Sunday 21st May in support of MedEquip4Kids. Prior to the event, Becky said: “My Aunt, Ruth Jameson, is a trustee for MedEquip4Kids so I decided to run to support the cause… […]
Thanks so much to everyone who took part in the MedEquip4Kids Corporate Golf Day last Friday. The weather turned out fine for the 16 teams, who enjoyed a great day out on the course at Bramall Park Golf Club, followed… […]
We are so shocked and sad at the devastating attack that took place last night at Manchester Arena in the heart of our city. Our thoughts and condolences go out to all the children and families affected. […]
You may have heard in the news recently that children’s mental health in the UK is in crisis. At least one in ten children and young people has a diagnosable mental health issue, and many others are in need of… […]
The Co-op Local Community Fund is now open, supporting MedEquip4Kids by donating 1% of what Co-op members spend on Co-op branded products. To date Co-op members have helped to raise £9m for their local communities. By choosing MedEquip4Kids to benefit… […]
Thanks to donations from the David Brooke Charity and the Rotary Club of Lytham, the maternity unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital is benefiting from two new saturation monitors. The equipment uses the latest technology to read oxygen levels and identify… […]
Thanks so much to everyone who came along to the MedEquip4Kids Quays Duck Race at Salford Quays on Good Friday to watch our bright yellow ducks take to the water once more! Despite a rainy start, the day turned out… […]
MedEquip4Kids is helping children to overcome problems with continence by providing enuresis (bedwetting) alarms and vibrating toilet training watches for the Paediatric Continence Service based at Sunnybank Health Centre in Bury. Seven-year-old Nathan was struggling with bedwetting on a nightly… […]
We’re very excited to have moved into the new MedEquip4Kids appeal offices in the centre of Manchester. Even better, the new premises are saving the charity money, meaning more can go to improving children’s healthcare. Our new address is: MedEquip4Kids 90… […]
Magic Medic Louby Lou is all set to entertain children at the Treehouse Unit in Stepping Hill Hospital for another year. This is thanks to a generous donation of £16,000 from Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation to MedEquip4Kids. The firm nominated… […]
MedEquip4Kids has provided nearly £4,000 of new sensory equipment for the children’s ward at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, with the help of developers Kier Construction. Not only did the company build the £15.1 million theatre… […]
The UKFast City of Salford 10k run is becoming one the most popular 10k events in the North West, with over 3,500 runners taking part last year. We’re very grateful to Therapy-First physiotherapy practice in Salford Quays for sponsoring six… […]
The 2016 Slattery’s Chocolate Extravaganza was attended by Mayor of Bury, Mike Connolly, and hundreds of excited guests who enjoyed the behind the scenes experience at the famous Slattery’s Patissier & Chocolatier. As well as getting creative and designing their… […]
In January 2016 the Morrisons Foundation donated £6,875 to local charity MedEquip4Kids to purchase an important SiPAP machine at Tameside General Hospital. After handing over the cheque earlier this year Danny Welch, Store Manager at the Morrisons store in Whitefield… […]
Three of our supporters Diane Courtney, Jim Murray and Dennis Corbett departed from Bexley Heath in Kent on Wednesday 20th July to cycle the 420 miles to Paris to raise funds for MedEquip4Kids. The first day saw them set out… […]
Moto M62 Birch Services and Simplyhealth joined MedEquip4Kids on Wednesday to present a new state-of-the-art Giraffe Warmer to Tameside General Hospital’s Maternity Ward. The new Giraffe Warmer will provide a warm, comfortable and developmentally supportive environment for new born babies… […]
CBBC’s presenter Katie Thistleton and her boyfriend Alex Harris, the Assistant Producer of CBeebies Radio, are all set to support children’s charity MedEquip4Kids by taking part in the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday 10th September. Tameside born Katie is… […]
Golfers from across the North West and beyond took part in our Annual Corporate Charity Golf Day at Bramall Park Golf Club in Cheshire to support MedEquip4Kids. Eighty players enjoyed bacon rolls and coffee in the clubhouse before heading onto… […]
Our supporters from across the region took to the streets of Manchester yesterday to complete one of the UK’s most popular 10k Runs. The Great Manchester Run attracted 35,000 participants supporting many charities and despite a few showers of rain,… […]
Zoe is a nurse practitioner at a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) unit, which this year received resources including toys, books and games from MedEquip4Kids. Here she tells us how a toy mouse helped her make a dramatic… […]
The Bank Holiday weekend got off to a fantastic start for thirty of our supporters on Saturday. They helped raise over £3,000 for MedEquip4Kids when they were among 5,000 participants who went Gung-Ho! in Heaton Park and conquered a unique… […]
