Newcastle Hospitals' Children's Charity

The Newcastle Hospitals Children's Charity cares for children receiving treatment both in the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals and in the community by providing extra equipment, educational bursaries for staff, and patient toys and comforts.

Find out more about what you can do to help at their website:

Newcastle Hospitals Children's Charity 

Charlie Bear for Cancer Care

The Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC) has a charity dedicated to supporting everything we do here called the Charlie Bear for Cancer Care charitable fund.  The appeal was first launched in 1978 by Daisy Clark, from Morpeth, to help raise £1 million to purchase the first CT scanner in the Northern Region.  Daisy and her helpers made thousands of teddy bears, called Charlie after her husband, to raise the cash, and with the invaluable backing of our local media and the amazing generosity of the people of the North East this target was reached in 1982.

Charlie Bear celebrates his 30th birthday in 2008 and continues to ensure Daisy’s incredible contribution to support cancer care across the region will never be forgotten, helping us that bit further by providing additional patient comforts, new sophisticated equipment, specialist staff training and funding for local cancer research projects. 

For further details on how you can help click onto Charlie Bear for Cancer Care or contact:

Angie Taylor
Charlie Bear Co-ordinator
Charlie Bear for Cancer Care
Telephone: (0191) 256 3583

Contact: angie.taylor@nuth.nhs.uk 

Or donate directly on line at justgiving.com 

Arthritis in Children Fund

The Arthritis in Children Fund has grown through generous donations from the people of the North East. Your continued support will be gratefully received and help us to continue to provide and develop activities for children with rheumatic disease.

The Paediatric Rheumatology service in Newcastle upon Tyne is one of the largest and longest established in the UK, and provides a service for children throughout the North East. The service has received national awards in recognition for it’s excellent clinical service, research and training delivered and is one of only two centres that can offer bone marrow transport for children with severe arthritis.

The fund aims to help children enjoy activities that they may otherwise not be able to take part in because of their rheumatic condition. Support has included the making of educational, horse riding activities and Independence breaks at the Calvert Trust in Kielder.

The Grafters Club

We are a club for children and their families in the North East and Cumbria who have experienced a burn injury, whether the accident was recent or some time ago. The club welcomes anyone who has had a burn injury.

Find out more about what we get up to at the Grafters Club website.

Children and Young People's Kidney Fund

The unit provides treatment for over 1,800 children each year with referalls from all over the North East of England as well as Berwick, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.

Funds raised are used to support:

• New and innovative medical equipment
• Enhanced staff training
• Patient entertainment and activities
• Christmas treats and festivities
• Research projects
• Support for children competing in the Transplant Games

TYNESIGHT

Would you like to help support our Eye Department in its work? The TYNESIGHT Charitable Fund supports high quality eye care in the North East by:

• Purchasing of specialist equipment
• Funding local research into eye disease
• Supporting audit and training
• Printing patient information leaflets

All donations, no matter how small, can make a big difference to help save someone’s sight and ensure the best possible eye care for all our patients. Any contributions are gratefully received and can be sent to:

"TYNESIGHT"
c/o Eye Department
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP