Raised so far: £170,287.00
My story
L&D NICU APPEAL 
One in ten babies requires specialist care when they are born
Every year the Luton & Dunstable Hospital’s (L&D) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) treats over 600 premature and critically ill full-term babies. We offer the highest level of neonatal intensive care possible and are one of only three high-level neonatal units in the East of England.
Because of this and an increasing birth rate, demand for our specialist services has significantly outstripped resources and we currently have to turn away around 20 request for a cot each month as the Unit is completely full.
The original neonatal unit at the L&D was built over 30 years ago and was so successful that in 1998 it was upgraded to provide a total of 20 cots. NICU services are constantly responding to adcvances and developments in treatment techniques and technology - saving more lives and giving better outcomes for babies, even if they are born extremely prematurely.
Recognising that our NICU offers such a critical facility, the L&D has managed to squeeze an extra nine cots into the unit giving a total of 29. Although these extra cots were essential, the Unit is now so cramped that there is very little space between each of the cots making it difficult for staff to treat the babies and for parents to stay by their sides. There is also no storage area for all the equipment to be kept and maintained.
We are therefore planning to create a brand new NICU which will enable us to care for many more of the premature and sick babies born across Luton, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
This new state-of-the-art facility will feature leading edge technology and accommodate 46 cots. It will also include much needed facilities for parents who want to stay close to their baby, including overnight accommodation, a breast-feeding room and two family rooms. This will allow the NICU team to support parents more effectively whilst their baby is sick and also when preparing them to take their baby home.
The NHS has allocated £7 million to pay for the new building and will also fund all the additional staffing and running costs for the new Unit. But in order to ensure that babies can be treated in the best possible environment and with the best possible equipment, we are launching the NICU Appeal to raise essential funds to buy additional equipment to go in the new Unit.
We need your help to raise £1.5 million to purchase new medical equipment
The new NICU, with all it’s specialist equipment, will enable us to treat around 300 more babies each year and save even more precious lives. Your support will make a huge difference and we would like to thank you very much for your donation.
If you would like more information about the Appeal, or would like to discuss fundraising ideas, please contact Sarah Newby on 01582 718 043 or sarah.newby@ldh.nhs.uk or visit our website www.ldh.nhs.uk/fundraising
Sarah Newby (Fundraising Manager)
01582 718 043 sarah.newby@ldh.nhs.uk
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For Dan, Rob, Lilly and special thoughts for Molly. Keep up the excellent work for babies and their families. Donation by Ruth and Chris 22/09/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Thank you for all your effort and support given to Rob, Dan, Lily and Molly x x Donation by Daniel and Keely (Ginn) 21/09/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid | |
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Thank you for being so kind and supportive to Dan and Rob and for the care of beautiful Lilly and Molly xxx Donation by Emma and Neal 21/09/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid | |
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Blessed be the Child Lord takes, yet in time you all be as one. Donation by Graham, Sandie and Alison Ridley 20/09/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid | |
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For Danielle, Rob, Lilly and, of course, Molly - thanks for your care. Donation by Malcolm and Alison Rose 19/09/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid | |
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I will be fundraising for the fund when I compete in Tough Guy 2009 next February. Anyone who wants to join me is welcome! Donation by Alex Rose 18/09/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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For all the great work you do helping the little people Donation by Luke 16/09/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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For taking care of Molly and Lilly, twin daughters of our friend and colleague Danielle Power. Donation by BADMINTON England 16/09/08 |
£250.00 | |
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For looking after my nieces Molly and Lilly and to give other premature babies a fighting chance for life x x x Donation by Michelle and Andy 16/09/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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For the babies Donation by Lara Norris 13/09/08 |
£10.00 | |
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I wish I could do more for you all. I wish you all the best ,Dan and Rob xxx Donation by Ollie Creighton 12/09/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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To help Luton and Dunstable Hospital look after Dan and Rob and their babies Molly and Lilly Donation by Pete Ashford and family 09/09/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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For Dan, Rob, Molly and Lilly Donation by Mark and Claire Peirson 07/09/08 |
£200.00 | |
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For Dan, Rob, Molly and Lilly xxxxx Donation by Sabrina and Nathan Bailey 05/09/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid | |
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For Dan and Rob Donation by James 03/09/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Thanks to L&D for helping babies Molly & Lilly xxxx Donation by Ben & Angela O'Donegan 03/09/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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For Dan, Rob, Molly and Lilly xxxxx Donation by Mark and Jamie-Lee Kalek 03/09/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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For Alex and Sam's naming ceremony. Donation by Yvonne, Steve, Andrew and Alice 17/08/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Alex & Sam have a great Naming day x Donation by Na & Mark 17/08/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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To say thank you for the help you gave Alex and all the other babies who come into your care Donation by Bill & Patricia Pryce 17/08/08 |
£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid | |
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Have a great day tomorrow Alex & Sam, Sandra & Mark Donation by Charlie & Ilsa, Huxley & Claudia 16/08/08 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid | |
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My daughter Jannah had all the support she needed at L&D,I would like to thank the hospital for caring for my daughter when she was very poorly. Donation by Liala 16/08/08 |
£35.00 | |
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We would like to thank the hospital for doing everything they could to make our dearest Lydia comfortable in her last days Donation by The Herron and Kjelgaard Family 14/08/08 |
£100.00 | |
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For Alex & Sam - a gift for their naming ceremony Donation by Lesley & Barry Stephenson 13/08/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Helping people and changing their life is better for our future. When we get older, our children become our future. Statement from a local Muslim. Donation by I H AWAN 17/07/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck! Donation by Anon 12/07/08 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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For 2 very special godchildren Donation by The Starties 04/07/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid | |
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I LOST A BABY 8 WEEKS EARLY IN 1960 I HOPE THIS WILL HELP GO A LITTLE WAY Donation by PATRICIA HEATH 16/06/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Donation by Shirley Sweeney 07/06/08 |
£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid | |
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Keira & Ashley Bygate born 24/01/2007 Donation by Donna Bygate 02/06/08 |
£10.00 |
| * Total raised online: | £10,287.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £160,000.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £2,582.74 |
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