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Alder Hey Official
by Alder Hey Charity Team
Podcasts featuring some of our amazing staff, patients, supporters and fundraisers. Follow our social media channels for more.
Episodes
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INSPIRED VOICES #11 Emma Weaver
In this heartfelt episode of Inspired Voices, we are joined by Emma Weaver, whose family has been supporting Alder Hey since 2014 in memory of her daughter, Georgie. After Georgie was born with a rare condition, tracheal agenesis, she was transferred to Alder Hey for care. Although she sadly…
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INSPIRED VOICES #10 Sarah and Jane Coventry
Sarah and Jane Coventry join the Inspired Voices podcast to share their deeply personal journey with Alder Hey, inspired by Emily, Sarah’s sister and Jane’s daughter, who was treated at the hospital for eight years after being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Following Emily’s…
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INSPIRED VOICES #9 George Blackshaw
George Blackshaw joins the Inspired Voices podcast to share his incredible journey from being treated at Alder Hey as a toddler to becoming a champion fundraiser and talented golfer. After a life-changing accident at just 15 months old, George spent weeks receiving care at Alder Hey. Since then…
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INSPIRED VOICES #8 Karen Ennis
Karen Ennis joins the Inspired Voices podcast to share her extraordinary journey as an open-water swimmer and fundraiser for Alder Hey. After facing personal tragedy, Karen turned to swimming as a way to rebuild her life—what started as a mile in Lake Windermere has since become a global…
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INSPIRED VOICES #7 Chris Myler
Chris Myler joins the Inspired Voices podcast to speak about his many years of fundraising for Alder Hey, what encourages him as a fundraiser, and why others should get involved in fundraising. After being inspired to support Alder Hey following the incredible care received by a friend's son…
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INSPIRED VOICES #6 Jo & Shaun Keeling
This episode of Inspired Voices features Jo and Shaun Keeling, who have been Alder Hey fundraisers for over seven years in memory of their daughter Poppy, who was cared for at Alder Hey. Poppy sadly passed away at four days old, after being born with a rare condition called Cloacal malformation...
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INSPIRED VOICES #5 Derek Russell
In this episode of Inspired Voices, Cath and Adam sit down with Derek Russell, as he recalls his fundraising journey which has taken him all over the world to raise vital funds for Alder Hey in memory of his granddaughter Lillian. Lillian was born in 2004 with a congenital heart condition called...
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INSPIRED VOICES #4 John and Donna Connett
In this week’s episode of Inspired Voices, Cath and Adam welcome John and Donna Connett to the studio where they discuss their family’s inspiring story and the incredible fundraising efforts they have achieved over the past decade. John and Donna’s son Lewis was born with Apert syndrome, a rare...
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INSPIRED VOICES #3 Phil and Karen Batt (and Betty!)
In this episode of the Inspired Voices podcast, Cath and Adam speak to The Batt family, as Karen and Phil share their incredible journey through daughter Betty’s early and challenging life. Born over four months premature and weighing just 650 grams, Betty faced numerous life-threatening…
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INSPIRED VOICES #2 Archie Veale
At just 15 years old, Archie Veal’s life took an unexpected turn. An active teenager from the Isle of Man, he initially dismissed his worsening back pain as a minor injury. However, within days, his condition deteriorated rapidly. By the time he arrived at A&E, doctors were struggling to identify...
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INSPIRED VOICES #1 Carly Brammer
Carly is mum of Henri - a patient Alder Hey Children's Hospital in December 2022. Henri had complained of a headache, which Carly initially put down to festive excitement. However, after doctors at Henri’s local hospital diagnosed him with a viral infection, Carly demanded further tests be done,...
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Meet two of our ward artists.
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
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BBC Radio Merseyside £3m appeal end
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 target and the lasting impact it will have on families from the North West and beyond. Broadcast 12/12/23 full programme available…
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Transforming Lives Through Music: Empowering our brave young patients
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…
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Live music in an acute setting.
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…
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20 years of the Jockey Club and Alder Hey - Karen Batt talk to Paul Salt on BBC Radio Merseyside
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
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The Three Little Pigs - Stories@AlderHey
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
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Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano
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…
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I can and I will. Watch me!
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...
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The Reds Family Football Tour *Special Edition Podcast*
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...
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Distraction Technology in Treatment Rooms
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...
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The Power of Ward Musicians at Alder Hey Children's Hospital
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...
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The benefits of 4D Immersive Distraction Technology in a children's hospital.
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…
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Reducing Sudden Death in Epilepsy at Alder Hey
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,...
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An MRI scan can be a traumatic experience for an adult - let alone a child.
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...
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Alder Hey Matalan PJ Party - let's hear it from the parents and children!
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
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When Scarlett came to visit Alder Hey
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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