Hello, our names are Sophie and Chloe and we have the privledge of being nurses in the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children’s Emergency Department.

over the coming year we plan to take on a number of fitness related events in order to raise funds for the department.

We are so fortunate to work with the best team of nurses, doctors, HCA’s, students, domestics, play team & admin staff- who care greatly about work they do and the care that they provide.

its well known that the NHS are experiencing great pressures in todays current climate, especially our emergency departments. This is from lack of staff, lack of funding, lack of hospital beds & increased attendances.

Despite the difficulties we now face in a daily basis, the morale in the emergency department always stays lifted, and the focus is always on providing the best care we possibly can in the most timely & effective manner. We deal with life and limb threatening emergencies, and support families through what can only be some of the worst days of their lives.

There are a number of things that we could fundraise for in order to improve the care we provide in a&e, but in particularly we first would like to raise money in order to improve our bereavement resources in the department.

we would love to fundraise for...

A) Cold Cot- Unfortunately at times children pass away in our department, having a cold cot would allow these families to spend more time with their baby than would otherwise be possible. This would allow us to further support families through their bereavement with memory making etc.

B) As well as a more appropriate bed for our older children who may unfortunately pass away in our department. This would allow us to to make the environment that the families spend time with their child less clinical, and more appropriate for goodbyes and memory making.

To raise funds these are a few of the events we will be taking part in…

-HYROX simulation (8 exercises 1km ski, 50m 102kg sled push, 50m 78kg sled pull, 80m burpee broad jump, 1km row, 200m 32kg farmers carries, 10kg 100m walking lunges, 100 4kg wall balls) with a 1km run between each exercise.

-HYROX Copenhagen

-HYROX Cardiff

-Antrim coastal HALF MARATHON

-200KM cycle

-Belfast Marathon (as well as teams from ED completing the relay)

with more to come as further events through the year are released!