Sign our open letter
We’re calling on the Health and Social Care Secretary to make urgent changes to support the mental health of neonatal families. Will you join our growing list of supporters and add your signature?
Signed by our charity and professional supporters:
Twins Trust
Ickle Pickles
First Touch
Ei SMART
Leo’s
Isla’s Journey
Spoons Neonatal Family Support
Miracle Moon
NeoLeaP - Neonatal Leads for Psychological Practice
Footprints Baby Loss
Tiny Lives
Dr Ellie Atkins Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neonatal Care
Dr Karen Barr Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neonatal Care
Kelly Blakeney CEO, Tiny Lives
Dr Ruth Butterworth Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neonatal Care
Dr Angharad Care Obstetrician and Academic Clinical Lecturer
Dr Rebecca Chilvers Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neonatal Care
Dr Jacinta Cordwell Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neonatal Care
Dr Anita D’Urso Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neonatal Care
Sharon Darke CEO, Footprints Baby Loss
Stephanie Dalby Wirral Maternity and Neonatal Voice Partnership Lead
Ceri Eagling Neonatal Physiotherapist
Katy Fox Neonatal Occupational Therapist
Dr Frankie Harrison Specialist Clinical Psychologist
Dr Siobhan Higgins Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neonatal Care
Emily Hills Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Betty Hutchon Honorary Consultant Neurodevelopmental Occupational Therapist
Lauren Ingledow Co-founder - The Adult Preemie Advocacy Network
Rachel Jackson Retired Neonatal Nurse
Emma Johnston Parents & Family Engagement Lead, Thames Valley and Wessex Operational Delivery Network
Lottie King CEO, Leo’s
Shauna Leven CEO, Twins Trust
Natalie Madden Neonatal Speech and Language Therapist, East Midlands Operational Delivery Network
Dr Angela Marsh Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neonatal Care
Rachael Marsh Founder, Ickle Pickles
Kirsten Mitchell Founder, Spoons
Dr Katie Sabin EXPAND (Exploring Parental Emotional Support Needs After NICU Discharge) Study Lead
Nicola Scott School Nurse
Ashley Simons Founder, Isla’s Journey
Victoria Walsh Parent Engagement Lead, North West Neonatal Operational Delivery Network
Dr Inga Warren CBE Senior NIDCAP Trainer, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Julia Wing Neonatal Nursery Nurse
Signed by our supporters:
Kirsty Abbas, Joanne Adams, Ruth Adams, Taj Ahmed, Komal Ali, Mohammad Ali, Uzma Ali, Catherine Allcott, Laura Allen, Emily Alleyne, Annie Aloysius, Fiona Angove, Elizabeth Anstead, Eric Anstead, Emma Anthony, Carrie Appleton, Catherine Arbuckle, Leslie Archibald, Bethany Armitage, Lisa Arpino-Walsh, Rosemarie Ashford, Ajmal Ashraf, Honey Attridge, Amrita Aurora, Bushara Awan, Harriet Ayles, Ellis Azadin, Hannah Bailey, Imogen Baird, Sue Baker, Kate Baker-Loveday, Jessica Baldwin, Suzanne Ball, Stuart Ballingall, Danielle Banks, Karis Barber, Emma Barclay, Teri Barden, Charlene Barker, Charlotte Barker, Rebecca Barker, Charlotte Barlow, Emily Baron, Lucja Barr, Amelia Barratt-Moores, Anna Barrett, Fiona Barton, Lisa Batten, Cheryl Battersby, Abi Bayes, Megan Beake, Christina Beattie, Estelle Beaumont, Samantha Beckett, Tom Bellhouse, Anna Bennett, Anna Bennetta, Aisling Berry-Gildea, Satah Bevan, Brooke Beveridge, Komal Bhatt, Laura Bignell, Bethany Bilby, Tracy Bilby, Rebecca Bingham, Reanne Birch, Katrina Bisby, Philippa Black, Sophie Blackburn, Sophie Blackburn-Hughes, Felicity Blade, Anna Blakemore, Steve Blakemore, Kelly Blakeney, Emma Blakey, Erin Blessitt, Laura Blumsom-Kings, Claire Blythe, Lucy Bolt, Laureanna Bond, Kate Booth, Gemma Borkowski, Janet Bostock, Neil Boughton, Kerry Bourne, William Bowker, Louise Bowman-Slater, Laura Bowyer, Lisa Boyes, Hayley Boylan, David Boyle, Kim Bracewell, Sinead Bradshaw, Hanna Brameld, Nia Brandom, Grace Breen, Jen Brennan, Sara Brennan, Hayley Brett, Maybo Brewster, Laura Bridle, Jane Briggs, Adrian Broad, Tanya Broad, Mica Brooks, Sarah Brooks, Penny Brown, Jenny Buck, Laura Buck, Shelley Buckingham, Kirsten Buckley, Christina Bull, Joanne Burchell, Suzanne Burgess, Andrew Burton, Julia Burton, Lara Burton, Erica Bush, Genevieve Buxton, Charlotte Byrom, Gemma Bytheway, Trudi Calland, Stuart Cambridge, Carmel Campbell, Laura Canning, Chelsea Capaldi, Christine Capps, Millicent Carroll, Andrew Carter, Sarah Carter, Beth Cartwright, Anna Caston, Anna Caston, Darren Caswell, Katie Catford, Eve Chaeger, Wendy Chambers, Kathy Chant, Hannah Chapman, Kerrie Charles, Lisa Chastell, Anuja Chatterjee, Lauren Chester, Natalie Chilinski, Raymond Chim, Umaza Choudhury, Charlotte Chrisham, Natasha Chrystal, Amy Chu, Jenna Clare, Kelly Clare, Robert Clare, Jennie Clark, Rose Clarke, Niamh Cleary, Jane Clemens, Lynette Clements, Emma Close, Jessica Coates, Marie Coburn, Hayley Coggins, Rafi Cohen, Evie Coleman, Jessica Coles, Jessica Coley, Jennifer Collins, Rachel Collum, Nicole Connelly, Alex Connolly, Vanessa Connolly, Claire Cook, Hailey Cooke, Lucy Cooke, Charley Cooper, Zoe Corkindale, Eleri Court, Mike Coyne, Louise Crewe, Nicole Crook, Sharon Curd, James Curtin, Lynda Cutt, Stephanie Dalby, Andrew Dale, Charlotte Dale, Tasmin Dale, Sharon Darke, Hazel Darlington, Martyn Davenport, Alexandra Davis, Sophia Dawes, Lauren Dawson, Sammy Dawson, Sarah Dawson-Bowman, Tamsin De La Haye, Denise Dennis, Heather Dennis, Jenna Dennis, Sarah Dennis, Sarah Dennis, Daniella Di rosa, Lorna Dickinson, Lucie Dingle, Christopher Dixon, Richard Dixon, Terri Dixon, Stacey Dobbin, Carly Dobson, Katie Dodd, Catherine Donnelly, Rebecca Donnelly, Elizabeth Dootson, Mary Dowden, Tara Drummond, Karen Duffy, Emily Duncan, Rebecca Duncan, Huma Durrani, Alan Dyson, Ceri Eagling, Rochelle Edmead, Phoebe Edwards, Fola Egbewole, Elen Elias, Harriet Eling, Mary Elkininy, Cara Elkins, Tracey Elks, Claire Emms, Kerry Engelbrecht, Emily Evans, Lyndsay Evans, Lynsey Evans, Philippa Evans, Rachel Evans, Stephanie Evans, Mary Eyles, Emma Fairbrother, Kathryn Faithorn, Jordan Fajemisin-Scott, Alice Farnsworth, Sarah Farrow, Elaine Faulkner, Jane Fenton-Smith, Marisa Ferguson, Rachel Ferguson, Marta Fernandes, Emily Fiddy, Stephanie Field, Richard Fincham, Kerry Finn, Laura Fitzpatrick, Adele Fitzsimons, Clare Flanagan Walker, Lianne Flello, Dean Ford, Sara Fouda, Lisa Frances Hughes, Kellie Fraser, Limara Freeman, Debbie 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