Bereavement Services

The Appeal funds a Service of Remembrance which is a non religious service for families of children who have passed away in the hospital which gives them the opportunity to play music or have a reading in memory of the child.
The Appeal also supports the Rainbow Room which is used by parents to be with their child when they have passed away. We support the room with refurbishments and facilities for the benefit of grieving parents and families.

Refurbishment and facilities for the Renal Unit

We have provided funding for the Hospital’s Renal Unit which is used by children aged 0-18 years from all over the South West, who have problems with their kidneys and who may require a Kidney Transplant. Children visit the hospital 3-4 times a week to receive treatment; for acute renal failure, patients may require treatment daily. Therefore these children spend a long time in Hospital and it is very important to ensure they have the very best facilities and environment.

Refurbishment of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal is raising £150,000 to provide vital equipment for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit such as cots, incubators and ventilators and to update and modernise the playroom, breast feeding room and essential facilities provided on the Unit for parents to stay with their babies. The expansion programme will allow 100 extra babies a year to be cared for on the Unit.