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LATEST NEWS
Fundraiser of the Month: Skydive for Sophia
Heart warrior Sophia was born on 10th May 2020 and needed open heart surgery at just 4 days old. Children’s Heart Surgery Fund supported Sophia and her family through this difficult time. Mark, Sophia’s Grandad, and Justin, Sophia’s Uncle, chose to take part in a...
Sensory Session with Family Support
Thanks to your donations - which fund her role - Family Support Supervisor, Sarah Cherry arranged a soft play and sensory session earlier this month for heart heroes with additional needs. Sarah told us a bit more about the sessions and why heart hero Daniela and her...
Jingle All The Way 5K
Start your Christmas holidays off with a bang and earn that Christmas dinner by jingling all the way to 5K with CHSF! On Sunday 17th December we want you to join #TeamCHSF and pledge to journey 5K in your local area - dressed in your festive best! Do it on your own,...
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING
Say NO in NOvember
What could you say NO to this NOvember?BAN THE BOOZE Wave goodbye to the wine. Say 'Laters!' to the Lager. Could you put away the Prosecco and quit your favourite tipple for November?FORGET THE FAST FOOD Banish the burgers. Pack in the pizza. Uninstall UberEats and...
Fundraiser of the Month: Finley’s Family Fun Day
Tamra and her best friend Rebecca organised a weekend of fundraising at Rebecca's Mum's pub, The Hyde Park in Norton. Tamra is mum to heart warrior, Finley. Saturday was car boot day, and Sunday was FUN DAY! On Sunday 20th August, Tamra and partner Josh organised a...
Fundraiser of the Month: Sam and Victoria ride from Chesterfield to LGI
Sam is an adult heart patient and recently underwent his third open heart surgery, at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). He wanted to give something back as a testament to the amazing care he’d received whilst in hospital. Sam decided, along with his partner Victoria, to...
CORPORATE
Georgie spends the day with Shelly, CHSF Family Support Worker
Corporate Partnerships Manager Georgie recently had the opportunity to shadow Shelly, one of our Family Support Workers at CHSF, as she visited families currently staying on the children's heart ward (L51). Shelly's crucial role is only made possible by generous...
Georgie meets our Bradford Cardiac Nurse Specialist Araminta
Corporate Partnerships Manager Georgie recently went along to St Luke's Hospital in Bradford to meet up with Children's Cardiac Nurse Specialist Araminta - whose role is funded because of your donations! In this blog, find out a bit more about Araminta's role and the...
Event Sponsorship Opportunities
Care for patients living with congenital heart disease treatment is often long-term, involving multiple hospital procedures and visits. This is a daunting prospect for a child and can be stressful for parents and other family members. One of our main aims is to...
EVENTS
Sheffield Half Marathon
About Sheffield Half Marathon7th April 2024 Registration fee: £26 inc. Booking fee Fundraising pledge: £200 Embark on an exhilarating journey by signing up for the Sheffield Half Marathon with Children’s Heart Surgery Fund – an iconic event that stands tall in the...
Leeds 10K
About Leeds 10K23rd June 2024 Over the last 15 years the Leeds 10K has grown to become one of the highlights of the city’s events calendar, and is a hugely popular, inclusive and supported race for participants of all abilities. In many ways, the Leeds 10K captures...
Jingle All The Way 5K
Start your Christmas holidays off with a bang and earn that Christmas dinner by jingling all the way to 5K with CHSF! On Sunday 17th December we want you to join #TeamCHSF and pledge to journey 5K in your local area - dressed in your festive best! Do it on your own,...
JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Congenital Heart Audit: Measuring Progress In Outcomes Nationally (CHAMPION)
The CHAMPION study has been commissioned by the NHS to develop new ways for measuring the quality of services for congenital heart disease services for both children and adults. The purpose of the study is to try and measure what people living with CHD and their...
WE NEED YOUR HELP: Oral Health Project
My name is Jenny Owen and I work in the School of Dentistry at the University of Leeds as a dental therapist. I would like to find out how we can support families of children with long-term medical conditions to look after their child’s teeth. I would like to...
Can you help CHSF on 6th December?
Join our xmas collection! It will soon be that time again when we look for donations as Leeds gets busier with Christmas shoppers. We are looking for volunteers to come and help us out at our Christmas Collection on Friday 6th December 2019 at Leeds Train Station....
REAL STORIES
Charlie
Charlie's story written by mum, Emma On the 5th May 2021, our family felt complete after our son Charlie was born in the LGI at Leeds. Everything went smoothly and we were so excited to maybe go home that day.All those hopes quickly went out of the window when...
Be a hero for…BELLE!
written by heart mum, Natalie We were introduced to the amazing CHSF on 14th April 2022 in Leeds when our daughter, Isabelle, was 5 months old. We went for a routine hospital check-up in Hull on 12th April with a suspected heart murmur and it was then that we were...
Callie-Mae after BBC Saving Lives in Leeds
Heart warrior Callie-Mae recently featured on BBC documentary ‘Saving Lives In Leeds’. In the final episode of the series, we followed Callie’s story as her family prepared for her to have open heart surgery, performed by surgeon Osama Jaber at the Leeds Congenital...
FAMILY
CHSF grant £10,000 to Eckersley House
We are thrilled to announce we have awarded a grant of £10,000 to Eckersley House ‘Home from Home’ run by The Sick Children’s Trust, thanks to your donations. Eckersley House gives families with a seriously ill child at Leeds Children’s Hospital a place to stay just...
Applying for Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
What is Disability Living Allowance (DLA)? If you are looking after a child with a health condition or disability who is under 16, they may be entitled to a benefit called Disability Living Allowance or 'DLA'. DLA is extra money you might be able to claim to help...
Easter Family Day
We invite young cardiac patients and their parents/carers to join us for this free Easter social event. Meet CHSF’s Family Support workers, chat with the fundraising team, and get to know other families in the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund community. With fun...
WHAT YOU’VE FUNDED
New ECHO Software for LCHU
Because of you, CHSF have been able to fund new state-of-the-art software for the Congenital Echo department at the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit. The team got it up and running in July, and it's already making a big difference in the clinic! This software provides the...
Leila’s fellowship in Canada: One year on
Leila is a Paediatric Cardiologist at our wonderful Leeds Congenital Heart Unit caring for our youngest heart patients and their families, before and after surgery. Last year, Children's Heart Surgery Fund collaborated with Leeds Hospitals Charity to offer financial...
Georgie visits Outpatients
written by Georgie Abbott What do you think defines a productive and happy team of colleagues? This morning I had the privilege to spend some time with the Paediatric Cardiac Outpatients team at the Leeds General Infirmary and I’m sure all teams could learn something...
SUPPORTING HEARTS FOR LIFE
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