Matalan has revealed it will once again be collaborating with
Alder Hey Children's Charity for their annual Christmas charity fundraiser.
Every penny of the profits will go directly to
Alder Hey so they can continue to build upon the success of the research centre and deliver outstanding care to their 275,00 patients and their families in the UK and across the world.
Jason Hargreaves, Matalan's CEO, said: «Now in its third year, I am incredibly proud of our partnership with
Alder Hey Children's Charity, which has seen us raise over # 1.3 million for this amazing cause.
Louise Barrett, Head of Corporate and Major Giving for
Alder Hey Children's Charity said: «Matalan's continued support is invaluable for the work we do.
The «Get Your Stripes «campaign marks the third consecutive year the British family retailer has chosen to support the charity, which provides vital funds to
Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Following
the Alder Hey and Royal Bristol Hospital debacles, it was of course highly unlikely that Parliament would be inclined to relax, let alone repeal, the outright ban on the selling and buying of organs.
Alder Hey Children's Hospital Imagine Appeal
Alder Hey in Liverpool is the largest children's hospital in Europe.
Since it was founded in 1914,
Alder Hey has led the way in the care of sick children, treating more than 200,000 patients every year.
As such, we are delighted that
Alder Hey Imagine Appeal is one of our chosen charities.
Hospital staff, teachers, children and young people, took the theme of Transition and related it to the heritage of
Alder Hey Children's Hospital, artistic practice, and everyday life.
Work on display in the exhibition was produced during the All About Us project by children and young people from:
Alder Hey Children's Hospital; Broadgreen International School; Sandfield Park School; Knotty Ash Primary School and FRESH.
All About Us was a joint project between Tate Liverpool and
Alder Hey Children's Hospital that engaged children, young people, teachers and hospital staff in exploring archival materials from Tate and Liverpool Medical Institution archives.
He has just returned from Tate Liverpool, where, in June, he was showing works in development from The Harmonic Oscillator, an artist - led project with Clive Parkinson, director of arts for health at Manchester Metropolitan University and Vicky Charnock, arts coordinator at
Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool.
Before applying for medical school places, I spent a week shadowing a junior doctor at
Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.
Dr Dan Hawcutt, Senior Lecturer Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology University of Liverpool and Honorary Consultant Paediatrician
Alder Hey Children's Hospital, said: «This is the first pharmacogenomic study investigating the association between a patient's genotype and corticosteroid induced adrenal suppression.
«A lot of money has been raised for the research centre at
Alder Hey, and there are various other charities in and around Liverpool.
Robbie Fowler, Ian Rush and Gary McCallister met 4 year old Harry Howard, who last year took part in a successful clinical trial at
Alder Hey after he was diagnosed with blood cancer.
I got a really special invitation this week to join the first team in spreading Christmas cheer at
Alder Hey Hospital.
I also got to go to my favourite event of the year this week, when the First Team players and I got to go and spread the festive cheer, to all the children, at
Alder Hey Hospital.
The Liverpool Ladies FC team and their manager Matt Beard sent me a special letter this week «Mighty Red, please would you be able to help us give something back to the local community, by joining both myself and the players on a special visit to
Alder Hey Children's Hospital?»
I definitely impressed them and kept them entertained whilst they were raising money for
Alder Hey!!
I always enjoy meeting new friends, but this week was really special as I got to meet
Alder Hey «s very own mascot Oli the Elephant for the first time.
My favourite time with him, off the pitch, was when we visited
Alder Hey Children's hospital together.
I have been flapping my wings all over the place this week and for my first stop I went to see all my friends at
Alder Hey.
Before kick off I was invited up to the hospitality boxes to meet some very special people from
Alder Hey, they were VIP guests for the day and got to watch the match from the best seats in the house.
VIP invite 3 — Back with the Academy team to visit
Alder Hey's amazing new hospital.
The First Team
Alder Hey Children's Hospital visit!
«Another busy day for me as I visited some of the wards at
Alder Hey children's hospital to show off my boss dance moves, have a bit of a singsong and hand out some special presents I'd brought along.
would you be able to help us give something back to the local community, by joining both myself and the players on a special visit to
Alder Hey Children's Hospital?
There was no time to rest my feathers as it was straight off to «The Land of Remarkable People» - at
Alder Hey Children's Hospital, to see all the amazing kids and the staff that look after them.
This week, we have already examined how the All - Star contest will help
Alder Hey Children's Hospital, a variety of initiatives in Liverpool, plus the education and men's health work of the foundation.
But the boy's medical team, at
Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, believes to continue life support is «unkind, unfair and inhumane» and says ventilation that helps him breathe should be withdrawn.
Mr Evans, 21, and Kate James, 20, want to move their son from
Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool to Rome for treatment and have launched a second application to the Supreme Court.
Tom Evans (pictured below wearing a blue coat), 21, and Kate James, 20, want to move their son from
Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool to a hospital in Rome.
They are now arguing that Alfie is being wrongly «detained» at
Alder Hey and have made a habeas corpus application.
In February, Mr Justice Hayden ruled that doctors at
Alder Hey could stop treating Alfie against the wishes of his parents following hearings in the Family Division of the High Court in London and Liverpool.
The judges decided
Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool «must be free to do what has been determined to be in Alfie's best interests».
Speaking of what may happen at this hearing, Roger Kiska said: «My gut is telling me that
Alder Hey will continue arguing that it's in Alfie's best interests to have life - sustaining measures terminated.»
Following their detailed assessment, they agreed with the conclusions of
the Alder Hey team that Alfie's condition was effectively untreatable.
«Our little family along with
Alder Hey has become the centre of attention for many people around the world and it has meant we have not been able to live our lives as we would like,» he said.
He said: «We... thank
Alder Hey staff at every level for their dignity and professionalism during what must be an incredibly difficult time for them too.
The attention and emotion garnered by Alfie's plight and his parents» determined public campaign to get the treatment they believed he needed led to high tensions between supporters and staff at
Alder Hey.
A spokesman for
Alder Hey said: «We wish to express our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to Alfie's family at this extremely distressing time.
The terminally ill 23 - month - old, who was being treated at
Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, died at 2.30 am on Saturday, his parents Kate James and Thomas Evans said.
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