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Meet two of our ward artists.

February 07, 2024 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.19 MB

Matt and Pip talk to us about being artists on the wards at Alder Hey. Matt is an actor and Pip is a musician, (short version) Support the show

BBC Radio Merseyside £3m appeal end

December 12, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes - 3.94 MB

Tracey Wilson, Head of Philanthropy at Alder Hey Children’s Charity speaks to Phil Munns on BBC Radio Merseyside about how the Surgical Neonatal Appeal hit it's £3m targe and the lasting impact it will have on families from the North West and beyond. Broadcast 12/12/23 full programme available on BBC Sounds. Support the show

Transforming Lives Through Music: Empowering our brave young patients

June 16, 2023 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.63 MB

Thanks to funding from the Isle of Man Anti-Cancer Association, we have been able to run regular participatory music workshops on our Oncology Unit. Led by professional cellist Georgina Aasgaard, we have seen our children and young people take part in music making, song writing, learning to play a wide range of instruments such as keyboard and ukulele and performing alongside Georgina. Music has also been used to help them de-stress and relax. As a result, we have seen significant improveme...

Live music in an acute setting.

March 01, 2023 14:00 - 6 minutes - 4.43 MB

Alder Hey Children's Charity funds musicians (Cascade Music) to work with staff in the Emergency Department at Alder Hey Children's Hospital to the benefit of patients, parents, clinicians and the health service. In this short podcast you can hear from Paediatric Consultant Dr Shroul Messahel about the impact of live music in an acute setting, from Rachel Fillhart one half of Cascade Music and from Vicky Charnock the Arts for Health Manager at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Support the show

20 years of the Jockey Club and Alder Hey - Karen Batt talk to Paul Salt on BBC Radio Merseyside

April 04, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 4.81 MB

Betty Batt is the Grand National 2022 Honorary 41st Runner at Aintree - and Betty's mum Karen discusses the honour with Paul Salt on his Breakfast show on BBC Radio Merseyside on 4th April 2022 - full show available on BBC Sounds. Used with permission. Support the show

The Three Little Pigs - Stories@AlderHey

June 15, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.24 MB

The Three Little Pigs Story Time! Part of the Stories@AlderHey strand. Actor and Alder Hey supporter Chris Mason performs the Three Little Pigs with humour and just a touch of scouse swagger! Please enjoy the podcast and consider a donation to Alder Hey! Support the show

The Three Little - Pigs Stories@AlderHey

June 15, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.24 MB

The Three Little Pigs Story Time! Part of the Stories@AlderHey strand. Actor and Alder Hey supporter Chris Mason performs the Three Little Pigs with humour and just a touch of scouse swagger! Please enjoy the podcast and consider a donation to Alder Hey! Support the show (https://donate.alderheycharity.org/public/)

Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano

September 24, 2019 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Jennifer Johnston is an English operatic mezzo-soprano. Born in Liverpool, she studied law at the University of Cambridge and worked in London chambers as a barrister before studying opera at the Royal College of Music. In this podcast Jennifer visits Alder Hey to talk about her debut album and why giving back to her home city is so important to her. A Love Letter to Liverpool is available to buy online and in store, or to stream on your favourite streaming service. Proceeds will be spli...

I can and I will. Watch me!

August 20, 2019 10:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB

Karen Ennis is taking on the Oceans Seven Swimming Challenge to raise £100,000 for Alder Hey. The Oceans Seven is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of seven open water channel swims and covering 123.5 miles. It was devised as the swimming equivalent of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. It includes the North Channel, the Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar. 123.5 miles...and yet Karen c...

The Reds Family Football Tour Special Edition Podcast

April 08, 2019 23:00 - 15 minutes - 7.36 MB

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Hillsborough, football supporters will walk 265 miles continuously around 30 football stadia raising money for Alder Hey Children's Charity between April 18 and April 21, 2019. Some of the people taking part explain why they are doing this, what Hillsborough means to them and why Alder Hey is such a great cause. The route is to in start in Nottingham and finish at Anfield, passing Hillsborough along the way. More details www.redwoodevents.co.uk Along ...

Distraction Technology in Treatment Rooms

March 07, 2019 00:00 - 2 minutes - 972 KB

330,000 children and young people are treated at Alder Hey each year but we have just a handful of rooms kitted out with the latest distraction technology allowing us to use an immersive person-centred approach to improve the well-being and comfort of patients. Distraction technology – the use of 4D immersive projection, lighting effects and surround sound - is proven to reduce the use of sedation by 40%, meaning children are not exposed to unnecessary medicine and staff can see and treat ...

The Power of Ward Musicians at Alder Hey Children's Hospital

January 04, 2019 10:00 - 9 minutes - 4.59 MB

The Charity is proud to fund a huge array of Arts for Health projects at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. This podcast looks at the Ward Musicians programme, featuring Georgina Aasgaard, the hospital's Musician in Residence, who discusses the importance of the work for our young patients and their families, and the impact it has on her. With thanks to Wallace and Gromit's Children's Foundation. Support the show

The benefits of 4D Immersive Distraction Technology in a children's hospital.

December 04, 2018 13:00 - 2 minutes - 983 KB

For a child, coming to hospital can be a daunting experience, but the staff at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital ensure they are made to feel welcome and work hard to build friendships with their young patients. Alder Hey Children's Charity is pleased to have raised in excess of £338,000 in 2018 to fit out several of our treatment and consultation rooms with a range of distraction technology - light and film projection, surround sound, noise effects and music and character vinyl wall coverings ...

Reducing Sudden Death in Epilepsy at Alder Hey

November 28, 2018 15:00 - 1 minute - 899 KB

The charity is proud to have funded the £94,000 required to upgrade the equipment used in epilepsy surgery at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, ensuring our amazing clinicians can dramatically reduce seizures and risk of Sudden Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) in our young patients. Here Teresa Preston, Neurophysiology Services Manager, explains what the equipment can do, and mum, Hazel, explains the life changing impact of the surgery on her young daughter Pippa. Support the show

An MRI scan can be a traumatic experience for an adult - let alone a child.

November 28, 2018 14:00 - 1 minute - 865 KB

The charity recently funded £25,000 for SensaVue equipment so it's now available in two of the MRI scanners used at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Here Deborah Garlick, Lead Radiographer for MRI, explains the impact of this distraction technology on the children she sees on a daily basis. Support the show

Alder Hey Matalan PJ Party - let's hear it from the parents and children!

November 28, 2018 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.07 MB

Patients and parents were our VIP's at this years Alder Hey Matalan PJ Party, hear all about it from them now. Support the show

When Scarlett came to visit Alder Hey

November 22, 2018 13:00 - 3 minutes - 1.45 MB

Scarlett Moffatt came to visit the hospital and host our Alder Hey Matalan PJ Party in November 2018. Listen to her impressions of the hospital and her feelings about the amazing charity single by Grace Lee, Lauren Clarke and the Alder Hey Matalan Choir. Support the show

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