Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) are proud to support local Cardiac Nurse Specialists, supporting heart patients and their families across our region.
There are currently regional cardiac nurses based in:
- Bradford
- Scunthorpe / Grimsby
- Sheffield
- Calderdale
- Rotherham
We hope to keep funding these local nurse roles for more areas in our region but we can only do so with your support.
FUNDED BECAUSE OF YOU
Revolutionary valve procedure performed in Leeds
In June this year, the Congenital Cardiology Intervention Team performed a pioneering procedure by implanting a Venus P pulmonary heart valve into an adult congenital heart disease patient. This was the first implantation of this revolutionary valve in Europe after it...
Local charities fund Canadian Fellowship to support children with congenital heart defects in Leeds
An exciting opportunity for an NHS staff member at Leeds Children’s Hospital to undertake a fellowship in Canada has been made possible because of you. Leila Rittey is a Paediatric Cardiologist on the Congenital Heart Unit at Leeds Children’s Hospital; she provides...
Vital Breastfeeding project, funded because of you!
Thanks to a generous £17k donation by the Morrisons Foundation, CHSF has funded a vital breastfeeding project within the LCHU. Children’s Cardiac Dietitian Alix Dunlop-Jones told us all about it...Breast milk provides many long-term health benefits to children which...