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1 Jul, 2022

Knitting

Here is Hilary, neonatal nurse and knitting co-ordinator, visiting a local knitting group who have been making some beautiful knitted items for the unit. Thank you!

10 Jun, 2022

Incubator covers

Burps have recently paid for some fabric to make incubator covers and they have now been completed. There are 6 for the baby Leo incubators, 6 for the drager incubators and 3 for the giraffe incubators. Thank you to the expert sewers!

27 May, 2022

Amazon wishlist

Here is the new link and QR code for the Amazon wishlist for the neonatal unit if anyone wants to buy something for them. Please select Ward Staff Gift registry as the address. Thank you! https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/36XJQDS59C76S…

27 May, 2022

Sound ear

Burps have recently paid for a Sound Ear for the neonatal unit to show how much noise is generated in each area with an audit trail to show noise levels at different times of the day and night. This will help make staff and parents more aware of how much noise they are actually making […]

27 May, 2022

Sleep study monitors

Burps have recently paid for 2 new sleep study sats monitors. These pieces of equipment are vital for weaning patients off oxygen and make parents lives much easier when they can keep them at home rather than having to keep travelling to and from the hospital to collect and bring them back. Here are Thomas […]

27 May, 2022

Breast pumps

Burps have recently purchased 6 new Medela breast pumps as the neonatal unit are aiming to eventually have one for every bed space. This will make it so much easier for expressing as mums won’t have to leave their babies and they won’t have to wait until a pump is available. This is all made […]

27 May, 2022

Nursing chairs

Burps recently purchased 4 new nursing chairs for the unit thanks to all your donations, including £714 from Waitrose Aylesbury last year which was organised by Katie and Grant Hurrell specifically to pay for a nursing chair. They are already being greatly appreciated on the unit – so thank you!

27 May, 2022

vCreate video messaging service

Burps are pleased to tell you that we have now started funding vCreate (as of 1 April 2022), the video messaging service that has been used in the unit since just before covid started. This means the nurses can take videos of the babies to send securely to the parents when they are not allowed […]

27 May, 2022

Easter bags

We forgot to take a picture, but Burps once again filled Easter bags for the babies on the unit this weekend (15 April 2022). The first time we have been able to do it since 2019 because of all the covid restrictions! We included some beautiful spring-coloured knitted blankets, cardigans and hats that had been […]