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Irwin Mitchell’s Birmingham office is delighted to support Birmingham Women’s Hospital, tiny babies big appeal as our charity of the year, voted for by staff. To celebrate, we are kicking off in style with a sponsored sky dive for those brave enough to take the plunge …

It’s a tough challenge and a tough fundraising target to reach but motivated by such a deserving cause we’re determined to smash it!

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page and supporting the tiny babies big appeal.

Tiny babies big appeal

Servicing a huge number of people in the Midlands region and beyond, Birmingham Women’s hospital is recognised as an invaluable resource to the community. Irwin Mitchell is delighted to support the hospital in raising funds for a new Neonatal Centre enabling specialist care to reach more sick and premature babies now and in the future.

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About the Appeal - The New Neonatal Centre Campaign

The original Neonatal Unit was built 30 years ago and the present unit opened in 1987. The number of sick and premature babies received by the Neonatal Unit has dramatically increased over recent years, last year it cared for 920 babies. The increasing birth rate and other social factors will mean more newborn babies needing treatment. In addition to the babies born at Birmingham Women’s Hospital, babies come from hospitals across the West Midlands for its specialist care. We need more capacity and space to meet this demand.

This problem is further magnified by the amount of modern high-tech equipment needed for intensive care and this technology uses ever more valuable space. In addition, we need a more comfortable environment for worried parents who wish to stay with their new born babies.

For these reasons, Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is planning to build a superb new Neonatal Centre on the site of the existing facility. It is the best option for meeting the present and future needs of the community. The new building will have increased capacity for up to 50 neonatal cots (including 20 for intensive care). It will also enable us to care for preterm newborn babies from across the region who have had surgery. This is a much needed link with the surgery service at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The estimated cost of the New Neonatal Centre is £7 million. Through good financial management and planning, Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust has the resources to fund £5million of this project. Our appeal is to raise £2million to help fund the project.

For further information visit the tiny babies big appeal website www.tinybabiesbigappeal.nhs.uk

Irwin Mitchell charity sky dive supporting 'tiny babies big appeal'

Irwin Mitchell charity sky dive supporting 'tiny babies big appeal'

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