by CHSF | Mar 20, 2026 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
This is Karim’s story, shared by mum Kamila. Karim was born in Scunthorpe and was blue-lighted to Hull and then Leeds after a congenital heart defect was discovered. Children’s Heart Surgery Fund supports the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit, helping provide the care and...
by CHSF | Mar 20, 2026 | JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES, LATEST NEWS
OpportunityChair of Trustees Help empower the lives of everyone born with congenital heart disease (CHD) in our region. Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) is a unique life-changing service driven and inspired by CHD patients in our region, working to enable affected...
by CHSF | Mar 11, 2026 | LATEST NEWS, LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
Groundbreaking new equipment for our youngest heart patients at Leeds Children’s Hospital. Thanks to your incredible generosity Children’s Heart Surgery Fund has funded a state‑of‑the‑art Snuggle™ MRI coil for the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit – the first...
by CHSF | Mar 8, 2026 | Because Of Carin, LATEST NEWS, LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT
On International Women’s Day we are very proud to see Carin van Doorn (former Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit) celebrated as one of the inspirational women surgeons in a new portrait exhibition at Hunterian Museum, London at The...
by CHSF | Mar 6, 2026 | FAMILY, LATEST NEWS, Youth
Join CHSF and CATCH Leeds for a day helping out at the farm and walking alpacas! SIGN UP When? Monday 10th August 2026 Where? CATCH, Hovingham Ave, Harehills, Leeds LS8 3QY [Google Maps] Time: 10am – 3pm Who? CHD Patients (aged 11+) Join the CHSF team for an...
by CHSF | Mar 6, 2026 | EVENTS, LATEST NEWS, Youth
Join Tommy Frank for a Boxing for Wellbeing session SIGN UP When? Wednesday 27th May 2026 Where? Titans Boxing, 157 Morland Road, Sheffield S14 1TE [Google Maps] Time: 10:30am – 1pm Who? CHD Patients (aged 9+) Join the CHSF team for a fab morning with CHSF...
