What are we Fundraising for?

On April 6th 2025, Kian, Liv, Lorna, Mallory, Bella & Charlie from Frimley Park will be running the London Landmarks Half Marathon to raise money for the Little Stars fund. Proceeds of the funds will go towards improving the equipment and facilities on the Neonatal Unit at Frimley Park Hospital.

Our hope is that the funds raised will be used to purchase ‘Neopuff’ Resuscitators (Pictured below).

These resuscitators are preferred to the conventional ‘Bag, Mask, Valve’ (pictured below) as it allows for a more controlled delivery of pressure to a baby’s lungs. This helps protect their lungs, which is even more important with preterm babies who are very fragile.

At the moment only our Intensive Care room is fitted with ‘Neopuff’ Resuscitators. The ‘step down’ room where babies receive high dependency care has not been fitted with these resuscitators. This room was previously an adult ward before it was converted to its current guise.

These machines do not come cheap though! Each unit costs just under £1000. We hope to raise enough money to buy a couple of units - at least 3, but hopefully 5. So please donate generously!

About our Neonatal Unit:

Frimley Park’s Neonatal unit aim is to deliver family centred care and encourage parents to be involved in all aspects of their babies care during their stay on the ward.

We look after preterm babies - babies who are born as early as 27 weeks. That is 13 weeks earlier than their due date! They are small enough to fit in your hand and weigh as much as a small bag of rice! We provide life saving care as well as support for families during what is going to be a very challenging time for them.