News
Jun 26th 2019 - Pulse oximetry – your chance to voice your opinion
The UK’s National Screening Committee has been considering routine pulse oximetry screening for critical heart defects in newborn babies for a number of years. A recent review undertaken by NHS England recommended to the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) against using pulse oximetry as an additional test in the newborn and infant physical exam (NIPE). A […]
23/05/19 - Public consultation – have your say. Deadline 9 August 2019
A recent review undertaken by NHS England recommended to the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) against using pulse oximetry as an additional test in the newborn and infant physical exam (NIPE). A public consultation is now being held on whether the evidence presented supports the decision. This is your chance to tell your story […]
20/05/19 - CHF’s congenital heart disease (CHD) information service
CHF’s congenital heart disease (CHD) information service offers resources focusing on heart conditions as well as a wide variety of information sheets on all aspects of caring for a heart child. These include: planning holidays as a family hardship funds sourcing insurance companies specialising in children with a health condition. Further information: https://www.chfed.org.uk/how-we-help/information-service/
15/05/19 - What we do and how we help
That’s it really, we’ve produced a new document explaining what CHF does and how we help. You can download it here.
14/05/19 - Let us know your experiences of pulse oximetry testing
or lack of it. CHF is joining with other charities in campaigning for pulse oximetry testing on all new born babies. We’d like to hear from you if: Your child had a heart defect detected by a pulse oximeter. or If your child was not offered a test and a heart condition was missed as […]
13/05/19 - Search and spend to help CHF
We’re excited to announce Savoo Search, Save and Raise as our new fundraising partner, and we’d like to introduce you to this innovative way of donating. Simply use Savoo Search as your default search engine (the same way as you would your current search engine) and Savoo will donate 1p for every search. If you’re […]
09/05/19 - What we do and how we help
If you are thinking of fundraising for CHF or simply want to know more about what we do, then we have a new leaflet that tells you exactly that. Download it here. What we do and how we help
06/05/19 - Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) and exercise
CHF provides an information sheet with guidelines for children with congenital heart disease (CHD) or acquired heart conditions participating in parkrun. Parkrun is a free, weekly running event across the UK where children can take part in a shared run, rather than a race. Further information: https://www.chfed.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/parkrun-guidelines-for-children-with-heart-conditions.pdf
29/04/19 - CHF’s Thank You to CHF Champion Fundraisers
A fantastic weekend of CHF fundraising was achieved by Timi Veerasamy running the London Marathon and Chris Chapman taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. Their fantastic efforts have been outstanding! A massive thank you Timi and Chris for supporting CHF’s heart children and families on their congenital heart disease journey. You’d done us proud […]
26/04/19 - Champion CHF fundraisers
Yorkshire and London host two champion Children’s Heart Federation (CHF) fundraisers this weekend. Chris Chapman is taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on 27 April and Timi Veerasamy is running the London Marathon on Sunday 28 April. We’re wishing Chris and Timi perfect running weather. A big thank you for all your training too! […]
