by CHSF | Jun 3, 2025 | CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE, LATEST NEWS, LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT
The oral health of children with congenital heart disease is particularly important as they are at an increased risk of developing bacterial infections such as infective endocarditis. To celebrate #OralHealthMonth, here’s some important information from experts at the...
by CHSF | Mar 18, 2025 | LATEST NEWS, LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
Ward 51 Cardiac Speech and Language Therapist Jess Symonds was appointed last year, thanks to your donations. Speech And Language Therapy (SALT) has the power to transform feeding, swallowing and communication outcomes and improve a child’s quality of life. Jess sent...
by CHSF | Oct 29, 2024 | CORPORATE, LATEST NEWS, LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
Vital new monitor part of ‘revolutionary MRI process’ for newborn babies. £45,000 has been donated to Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) as part of the J9 Advisory £100,000 Charity Challenge to enable the purchase of life-saving MRI monitoring equipment. The monitor...
by CHSF | Sep 27, 2024 | LATEST NEWS, LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT
CHSF work to champion the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit as a world-class centre of excellence, and are proud to have collaborated with other local charities for the greater good in recent years. Working together with like-minded charities can benefit from economies of...
by CHSF | May 13, 2024 | LATEST NEWS, LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
The Congenital Cardiology team at Leeds Children’s Hospital were visited by five Interventional Cardiologists all the way from the USA last week. Visitors included: Prof Vivian Dimas from Medical City Children’s Hospital; Prof Gareth Morgan and Dr Jenny Zablah...
by CHSF | May 13, 2024 | LATEST NEWS, LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week we are sharing these fab resources from the Yorkshire & Humber Congenital Heart Disease Network. The theme for 2024 is ‘Moving more for our mental health’. Not only is movement super-important for cardiac health,...
