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LATEST NEWS
Heart dad, grandad and uncle ride 150 miles inspired by Isabel
Featured in: Derbyshire Times, Worksop Guardian A Derbyshire dad saddled up for a long bike ride to the coast over the weekend to add to the thousands his family have raised for a charity which supported them when his daughter was critically ill as a baby. Hospitality...
Support for families: April 2025
In April 2025, as well as the incredible day-to-day support from our Family Support team, we're shining a light on our youth support work and the care given to families staying with us long-term on the ward. Every month brings new families, challenges and stories, and...
Aria’s Story
8-year-old Aria was born with serious congenital heart conditions - coarctation of the aorta and aortic stenosis. She required open heart surgery at just 3 days old but it had to be delayed as she developed sepsis. Mum Jodie picks up the story, including their...
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING
Fundraiser of the Month: Family of Hope Pickersgill
Hope after her first open heart surgery at LeedsHope in hospital after her second open heart surgery in 5 weeksBaby Hope was admitted to Leeds Children's Hospital for emergency open heart surgery during the pandemic. CHSF were there to support Hope and her family...
HALLOWEEN FUNDRAISING FOR CHSF
Treat yourself to a wicked wander or spooky sprint around your local scary streets this Halloween.Choose your distance, gather your bravest guys and ghouls to make up a terrifying team - or go it alone if you dare! Dress to distress and most importantly support hearts...
GIFT AID AWARENESS DAY 2021
Since 2018, charities across the UK have been taking to social media for one day every October to share the #TickTheBox message with donors, supporters, volunteers and others. What Is Gift Aid? When you tick the Gift Aid box, charities receive an extra 25% on top of...
CORPORATE
#FundraisingFriday – 15th of June Edition
Hooray, it's Friday! We're excited to tell you about another fantastic crop of fundraisers who've recently supported Children's Heart Surgery Fund. Read on to find out more about what they've been up to... Beverley 10k - Ruth Cardy [row] [col span="4" span__sm="12"]...
Esa’s story: please help save lives over Ramadan
Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and is appealing for urgent help during the holy month of Ramadan. You can donate right now at chsf.org.uk/donate. 3-year-old Esa Khan is from Bradford and has cardiomyopathy, a disease of...
Switalskis Solicitors: Fundraiser of the Month
In a break from the norm, we're awarding Fundraiser of the Month to a business, rather than an individual. June's award goes to Switalskis Solicitors! Read on to find out why! Switalskis supported Children's Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) in 2017 by taking part in a large...
EVENTS
Game4Hearts: Jessica
Jessica was born with a hole in her heart and had open heart surgery when she was 8 years old. During her time in hospital, gaming provided a huge relief, joy and distraction from her treatment and continues to play a big part in her life.In 2021, Jessica decided to...
Game4Hearts
We're calling for all gamers, from novice to expert, to join our Game4Hearts virtual challenge to raise vital funds for CHSF this November.As the nights get darker and we get closer to the cosy winter season, we are asking supporters to ‘Game4Hearts’ this November by...
Wakefield heart hero set to conquer Great North Run for CHSF
21-year-old Danny Hirst was born with a hole in his heart, which was discovered when he was just 6 weeks old. Danny had open heart surgery in Leeds when he was 11. And he is set to take on the Great North Run to raise vital funds for the charity which helped him and...
REAL STORIES
Charlie
Charlie's story written by mum, Emma On the 5th May 2021, our family felt complete after our son Charlie was born in the LGI at Leeds. Everything went smoothly and we were so excited to maybe go home that day.All those hopes quickly went out of the window when...
Be a hero for…BELLE!
written by heart mum, Natalie We were introduced to the amazing CHSF on 14th April 2022 in Leeds when our daughter, Isabelle, was 5 months old. We went for a routine hospital check-up in Hull on 12th April with a suspected heart murmur and it was then that we were...
Callie-Mae after BBC Saving Lives in Leeds
Heart warrior Callie-Mae recently featured on BBC documentary ‘Saving Lives In Leeds’. In the final episode of the series, we followed Callie’s story as her family prepared for her to have open heart surgery, performed by surgeon Osama Jaber at the Leeds Congenital...
FAMILY
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WHAT YOU’VE FUNDED
NEW HD HEAD CAMERA FOR SURGEONS THANKS TO RHODES FAMILY
We're saying a huge thank you to the friends and family of heart warrior Bella Rhodes. Because of your incredible donations, CHSF have been able to purchase a state of the art surgical camera to be used during open heart surgery.Thanks to the amazing genrosity of the...
Presents for Arkhan
Thanks to your donations, one little boy on Ward 51 had a visit from a fellow superhero and a birthday to remember!A Ward 51 doctor dressed as SpidermanWe know it's true to say that small, less costly gifts can make all the difference. And this is certainly...
Thank you for funding the Baby MRI Pod!
We made it, together! Thanks to YOUR amazing fundraising efforts we have reached the fundraising target for the MRI Baby Pod. And we have a lot of organisations and individuals to thank... We are incredibly grateful to everyone who supported our Baby MRI Incubator...
LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT
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JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES
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PRESS
“An Experience With” donate £10,000 to Children’s Heart Surgery Fund
Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) have received an amazing £10,000 donation from Halifax-based celebrity events company “An Experience With”. The events company host exclusive black-tie dinner evenings at prime UK venues with well-known A-list celebrities from Film...
2019 February Wear Red Day
Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) are once again hoping to see a red wave across our region on February 1st to help support babies and children living with congenital heart disease (CHD). Wear Red Day sees hundreds of schools, businesses and individuals across...
B&M Waste Donates Life-Improving Equipment to Children’s Heart Surgery Fund
Leeds-based charity, Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF), has received a £1,000 donation from fellow Leeds organisation, B&M Waste Services, to purchase 5 International Normalized Ratio (INR) machines. The family-run waste management business chose CHSF as its...
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