Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal is the only Charity raising funds exclusively for Bristol Children’s Hospital and the Special Care Baby Unit at St Michael’s Hospital.

Please support our very special Christmas Appeals this year and buy your Corporate Christmas cards to help sick babies and children in the South West and South Wales.

Fetal Medicine Appeal - As Christmas - the traditional celebration of the birth of baby Jesus - approaches, we have chosen a very special unit to fundraise for that is dedicated to providing the best maternal and baby care for mothers diagnosed with high risk pregnancies. Being pregnant is a such a special time and every expectant mother wants the best for the precious baby that is growing inside her. However, around 1% of all babies will be affected by congenital heart disease,with the individual risk being higher if there is a family history of heart conditions. The Fetal Cardiology Unit based at St Michael’s hospital, looks after patients across the region and offers a weekly consultation and ultrasound clinic. To meet the growing demand for this service we need your help to raise £30,000 to create a new dedicated Fetal Cardiology Unit with the latest equipment to provide the best possible care for expectant mothers and make a huge difference, not only to the unit, but to the welfare of future generations.

Life Support Machine Appeal - The Grand Appeal is also fundraising to provide a Life Support Machine for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, vital equipment that will be used on the most critically ill babies and children, following major open heart surgery or during critical periods of their illness. The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit is the lead centre for paediatric intensive care in the South West and one of the largest in the country caring for new born babies to adolescents following heart surgery and with a variety of other conditions from breathing problems to meningitis and children following accidents. The majority of critically ill infants and children admitted to the intensive care unit require assistance with their breathing. On average the PICU admits between 750 and 800 children each year, around 640 of whom will receive treatment on a Life Support Machine.

For more information, please visit www.grandappeal.org.uk or call us on 0800 919 649