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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
£3m development will support families of babies in intensive care
A £3 MILLION development at Bradford Royal Infirmary would create a much-needed 'home from home' for families of babies in intensive care. A new planning application has revealed proposals for a new accommodation block at the hospital's neonatal facility that will allow families 'to stay close to their babies during an incredibly challenging time.' The development is expected to cost £3m, and the Bradford Hospitals Charity will work with The Sick Children's Trust to raise the cash for the works – with a major fundraiser to be launched later this year. Once completed, the facility will be run by the Sick Children's Trust and will double the amount of neonatal unit beds in the hospital. If plans are approved by Bradford Council, the 309 square metre facility will be built on a vacant space at the Smith Lane site of the hospital – next to the maternity unit. Explaining the need for accommodation, the application says: 'The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit provides expert clinical care to babies born at the extreme limits of gestational age and those born critically unwell. 'On average the unit admits around 500 babies per year. 'The application proposal represents an important piece of development for the hospital's neonatal services, offering much needed respite and support to parents and families that often have to travel extended distances to be with their child.' The building will include five en-suite rooms for relatives, a family room, a kitchen/dining area, and a laundry room. Outside there will be an outdoor terrace with seating and an informal play space. As well as the new facilities, there will be some changes to the existing neonatal unit, including a new rooming-in bedroom and end of life room, a consultation room, a prayer room and ensuite toilet. The application says: 'These improvements to the existing unit in tandem with the proposed new development will facilitate significant enhancement to the neonatal unit's services. The application says: 'The development will supplement the limited number of bedrooms currently within the existing neonatal building, which are in much demand as a result of a growing local population and allow parents to be close to their newborns at a critical stage. 'It will provide much needed accommodation for parents who have babies within the neonatal facility, who are often in need of accommodation for a couple of days through to a timespan of several months. 'The building should be a 'home from home' so parents can retreat from the intense clinical environment to refresh physically, mentally, and emotionally when required, whilst remaining nearby in case needing to return to the ICU department at short notice.' An artists impression of the planned accommodation (Image: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) Urging planners to approve the development, the application concludes 'The Trust can only currently offer overnight accommodation to the families of their most critically ill babies. 'The application proposal represents an essential piece of development for the successful provision of family support, with the proposed scheme enabling the Trust to offer support, amenity and accommodation to the families of all babies admitted to their Intensive Care Unit, reducing the burden of expenses and travel at a highly stressful time.' A spokesperson for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which submitted the application, said: 'Bradford Hospitals Charity, the official NHS charity partner of the Trust, is raising funds to create a 'home from home' for families with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary. 'This much-needed facility will help keep families together by providing them with a comfortable and supportive space to stay close to their babies during an incredibly challenging time. It will involve a refurbishment and expansion of the current unit to include additional en-suite bedrooms, refurbished living spaces, a kitchen, and a tranquil garden area, as well as play space for older siblings. 'The development will cost approx. £3m to build and Bradford Hospitals Charity is working in partnership with The Sick Children's Trust to raise funds for this project. The Sick Children's Trust will run the facility once it is built. 'The charity will be sharing more about the plans later this year as it prepares to launch a major fundraising appeal in late October/early November.' A decision on the application is expected in October.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
NHS plans Bradford hospital facility for parents of ill children
A new development at Bradford Royal Infirmary would create a "home from home" for families of babies in intensive care, according to the NHS.A planning application revealed proposals for a new accommodation block at the hospital's neonatal facility that will allow families "to stay close to their babies during an incredibly challenging time".The development is expected to cost £3m, with the Bradford Hospitals Charity working with The Sick Children's Trust to raise the required funds for the completed, the facility would be run by the Sick Children's Trust charity and would double the amount of neonatal unit beds in the hospital. If plans are approved by Bradford Council, the facility would be built on vacant space at the Smith Lane side of the hospital next to the maternity the need for the accommodation, the application reads: "The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit provides expert clinical care to babies born at the extreme limits of gestational age and those born critically unwell."On average the unit admits around 500 babies per year."The building would include five en-suite rooms for relatives, a family room, dining area and a laundry for outside include a terrace with seating and an informal play to the existing neonatal unit would include a new rooming-in bedroom and end of life room, a consultation room, a prayer room and en-suite toilet.A spokesperson for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "This much-needed facility will help keep families together by providing them with a comfortable and supportive space to stay close to their babies during an incredibly challenging time."A decision on the application was expected in October, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'My granddaughter died at three days old, now I'm running in her memory'
A man is running 10k to raise funds for the hospital that treated his granddaughter who died when she was three days old. Mick Haigh, 68, from Apperley Bridge in Bradford, is running the Leeds 10k with his four grandsons to raise money for Bradford Hospitals Charity. His granddaughter Alice was born in December 2018 and was treated at Bradford Royal Infirmary's neonatal unit. "Running in memory of Alice on Father's Day will be really special, and having my grandsons by my side as we cross the finish line in her memory will be emotional for sure - it'll certainly be a race I won't forget," he said. The family are running under the team name Alice's Army and hope to raise money to support the charity to refurbish and expand the neonatal unit. Alice's parents Cara and Lee Haigh began fundraising in 2023, when the family ran their first Leeds 10k, raising £2,000. This year four of Mick's grandsons – and Cara and Lee's nephews - Elliot Ratcliffe, Thomas Ratcliffe, Owen Davies and Ryan Davies, are running for the first time. Mr Haigh said despite it being their first time he expected they would be waiting for him at the finish line. "In my younger days, when I was my grandsons' age, I did the Leeds Marathon three times. "We've been training along the canal, which is pretty flat, because the course itself isn't that bad. "The last bit coming into Little London from Meanwood Road. That's the hard part. "We'll save ourselves for that." The family's first 10k in 2023 was timed to mark what would have been Alice's fifth birthday. "It was quite fitting for us to take part in that run," said Cara Haigh. "We wanted to give something back. They do such an amazing job and such vital work that we wanted to try and raise a bit of money." The hospital's BIG Neonatal Appeal will support the refurbishment and expansion of the unit, allowing families to stay closer to their babies during treatments. It will also help fund a garden where families can reflect and relax and an indoor play area for siblings. Mrs Haigh said it had "meant the world" to have time with Alice in the room provided by the charity, and wanted to ensure other families could benefit from the support. "I had never been on a neonatal unit. I hadn't seen babies that were poorly being cared for. And it really opened my eyes up and my husband Lee's eyes up to just what exactly they do. "They go above and beyond for every child to try to get them home to their family." She said "unfortunately that wasn't the ending" of their story. "But they work so hard to make these children better so that they can go on and live happy and healthy lives." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Double joy for rugby fans at Hull 10k race 'I'm a 10k world champion after I took up running in retirement'
BBC News
15-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Grandad runs Leeds 10k for baby who died at three days old
A man is running 10k to raise funds for the hospital that treated his granddaughter who died when she was three days Haigh, 68, from Apperley Bridge in Bradford, is running the Leeds 10k with his four grandsons to raise money for Bradford Hospitals granddaughter Alice was born in December 2018 and was treated at Bradford Royal Infirmary's neonatal unit."Running in memory of Alice on Father's Day will be really special, and having my grandsons by my side as we cross the finish line in her memory will be emotional for sure - it'll certainly be a race I won't forget," he said. The family are running under the team name Alice's Army and hope to raise money to support the charity to refurbish and expand the neonatal parents Cara and Lee Haigh began fundraising in 2023, when the family ran their first Leeds 10k, raising £2, year four of Mick's grandsons – and Cara and Lee's nephews - Elliot Ratcliffe, Thomas Ratcliffe, Owen Davies and Ryan Davies, are running for the first Haigh said despite it being their first time he expected they would be waiting for him at the finish line."In my younger days, when I was my grandsons' age, I did the Leeds Marathon three times."We've been training along the canal, which is pretty flat, because the course itself isn't that bad."The last bit coming into Little London from Meanwood Road. That's the hard part."We'll save ourselves for that." The family's first 10k in 2023 was timed to mark what would have been Alice's fifth birthday."It was quite fitting for us to take part in that run," said Cara Haigh."We wanted to give something back. They do such an amazing job and such vital work that we wanted to try and raise a bit of money."The hospital's BIG Neonatal Appeal will support the refurbishment and expansion of the unit, allowing families to stay closer to their babies during will also help fund a garden where families can reflect and relax and an indoor play area for Haigh said it had "meant the world" to have time with Alice in the room provided by the charity, and wanted to ensure other families could benefit from the support."I had never been on a neonatal unit. I hadn't seen babies that were poorly being cared for. And it really opened my eyes up and my husband Lee's eyes up to just what exactly they do."They go above and beyond for every child to try to get them home to their family."She said "unfortunately that wasn't the ending" of their story."But they work so hard to make these children better so that they can go on and live happy and healthy lives." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
