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    At SicKids, we provide specialized sensory equipment designed to enhance the wellbeing of children and young people. Our focus on developmental needs helps to create environments that foster growth and healing, ensuring that every child has access to the resources they need for a brighter future. Specialized Sensory Equipment What We Do Our primary goal is to relieve sickness and preserve health among children and young people in the North West of England and South East Asia. We do this by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, support services and equipment not normally provided by local authorities. Since 2015 we’ve focused on providing sensory equipment to communities and projects, which enhance the wellbeing of children and young people and are proven to improve clinical outcomes for those with developmental delay. We also promote research in all aspects of safeguarding vulnerable children and children’s emergency medicine. We aim to empower communities to support children to have every chance of happiness, good health and protection from harm.

    Professor (Dr) Andrew Rowland

    OBE JP CF BMedSci (Hons) BMBS (Hons) SFFMLM FAcadMEd FRCEM FRCPCH FRSA HonMFPH

    FOUNDER & CHAIR

    Andrew is a Consultant Paediatrician in the North West of England and Honorary Professor at the University of Salford. A graduate of the University of Nottingham, he holds honours degrees in Medical Sciences and Medicine, with distinction in Paediatrics.

    He is also holds multiple other key leadership roles, including:

    • Lead Employer Medical Director at Mersey andWest Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust;
    • Officer for Child Protection at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health;
    • Honorary Professor (Children’s Rights, Law, andAdvocacy) at the University of Salford;
    • Member of the Advisory Council at the Churchill Fellowship;
    • Board Member at M’Lop Tapang, an organizatione nvisioning an environment where children can grow up safe, healthy and happy.

    He is a Life Fellow of the Churchill Fellowship (formerly Winston Churchill Memorial Trust), having also authored the influential report Living on a Railway Line.

    Andrew’s work focuses on child safeguarding, protecting and promoting children's rights, and humanitarian child health medicine. He has lectured internationally and contributed to key national and international guidelines on child protection and safeguarding vulnerable children.

    We believe in the power of community. SicKids collaborates with local organizations to offer support services that address the unique challenges faced by vulnerable children. By empowering communities, we strive to create a network of care that promotes health and happiness for all children. Community Support Services What We Do Our primary goal is to relieve sickness and preserve health among children and young people in the North West of England and South East Asia.We do this by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, support services and equipment not normally provided by local authorities. Since 2015 we’ve focused on providing sensory equipment to communities and projects, which enhance the wellbeing of children and young people and are proven to improve clinical outcomes for those with developmental delay.We also promote research in all aspects of safeguarding vulnerable children and children’s emergency medicine.We aim to empower communities to support children to have every chance of happiness, good health and protection from harm.

    Dianne Cook

    DIRECTOR OF NURSING

    Dianne has recently retired as the lead Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner in a busy emergency department in northwest UK. Since qualifying in 1994, she has specialised in children’s nursing across both community and acute settings. Her academic achievements include a BSc (Hons) in Community Children’s Nursing and an MSc in Advanced Practice in Health and Social Care.

    A passionate advocate for listening to children and young people (CYP), Dianne has championed their voices in shaping healthcare services. She has held roles with the Royal College of Nursing, NICE, and the steering committee for Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI).

    When not at work, she helps run a B&B in Scotland and is often found with a Diet Coke and Tunnock's Tea Cake in hand, or enjoying quality time with Trevor the Daschund. She is proud to serve as Director of Nursing for SicKids.

    Our commitment to the welfare of children extends to promoting research in safeguarding practices and emergency medicine. SicKids actively advocates for policies that protect young lives, ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive in a safe environment. Research and Advocacy What We Do Our primary goal is to relieve sickness and preserve health among children and young people in the North West of England and South East Asia. We do this by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, support services and equipment not normally provided by local authorities. Since 2015 we’ve focused on providing sensory equipment to communities and projects, which enhance the wellbeing of children and young people and are proven to improve clinical outcomes for those with developmental delay. We also promote research in all aspects of safeguarding vulnerable children and children’s emergency medicine. We aim to empower communities to support children to have every chance of happiness, good health and protection from harm.

    Jenny Brown

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Jenny is Deputy Director of Operation at a major acute hospital in northwest England. With NHS experience since 1991, she has held a wide range of operational and administrative roles across oncology, critical care, emergency medicine, and paediatrics. She holds a PGDip in Health Services Management from Manchester Business School.

    Jenny brings deep insight into healthcare governance and a strong commitment to improving services for children, young people and their carers. She’s excited to support SicKids in driving positive change.

    Outside of work, Jenny enjoys live music, hill walking, and slow but steady runs!

    Our commitment to the welfare of children extends to promoting research in safeguarding practices and emergency medicine. SicKids actively advocates for policies that protect young lives, ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive in a safe environment. Research and Advocacy What We Do Our primary goal is to relieve sickness and preserve health among children and young people in the North West of England and South East Asia. We do this by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, support services and equipment not normally provided by local authorities. Since 2015 we’ve focused on providing sensory equipment to communities and projects, which enhance the wellbeing of children and young people and are proven to improve clinical outcomes for those with developmental delay. We also promote research in all aspects of safeguarding vulnerable children and children’s emergency medicine. We aim to empower communities to support children to have every chance of happiness, good health and protection from harm.

    Den Carter

    HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Den is a seasoned communications pro with global experience, crafting campaigns for big-name brands and managing high-impact events, digital content, and film projects.

    He’s all about clear, punchy messaging that hits the right audience, on the right platform, at the right time — and gets results. As a sought-after speaker, Den regularly delivers keynotes at communications conferences.

    One of his proudest achievements? Leading a £5 million corporate partnership between a global brand and a leading children’s charity, helping deliver life-saving polio vaccines to some of the world’s most remote communities.

    By day, Den is CEO of a start-up tech platform. By night (and occasionally on a yoga mat), he’s SicKids’ Head of Communications, a wine lover, dogfather to Barney, and an avid explorer of new places.

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