The Power of Play

Play is serious business at our Children’s Hospital. It allows patients and their families to make happy, lasting memories as well as offering a respite from medical treatments. Read more about why play is so important to us on our appeals page.

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Business Community Comes Together to Move Mountains for Sick Kids

A group of 31 people from the business community are coming together to do good for our patients by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
Raffle And Lottery Guidance

A handy guide to running your own raffle or lottery.
Three Generations Run Three Races in Baby's Memory

Three generations of a Wolverhampton family who each laced up their running shoes to take on a race have raised over £600 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity, in memory of their son, grandson and brother, who passed away at just two-days-old.
Fight For All The Feels

This appeal has now closed. Thank you. In partnership with Forward Thinking Birmingham, our youth mental health service for 0-25 year olds, our Fight For All The Feels campaign aims to promote good mental health for the young people of Birmingham.

Singing In The Wards

Music and entertainment is a big part of daily life at our Children’s Hospital and something our charity has always supported.
Patients Strut On The Catwalk

Twenty patients from our Children’s Hospital took their turn strutting their stuff on the catwalk at an adaptive clothing fashion show, supported by our charity.
Haematology And Oncology Games

We were thrilled to welcome hundreds of young cancer patients to our inaugural Haematology and Oncology Games this summer, supported by our charity, to demonstrate the benefits sport can have on health and recovery.
Tannoy System

To improve patient experience, charitable funds have paid for a new tannoy system in our main Outpatients Department. Since its arrival, families have reported they now feel more relaxed and able to play while they wait, as they know they will hear their child’s name being called no matter where in the department they are.
Coming Into Hospital Videos

Charitable funding recently allowed the creation of a series of videos for young people, children and their families to help explain what happens when they come into our hospital.
A Safespace For Young Patients

Funds raised by our fantastic supporters enabled the Neurosurgical Ward at our Children’s Hospital to purchase a Safespace Hi-Lo bed.
Muslim Aid Gifts For Eid Al-Fitr

Last year we celebrated Eid Al-Fitr with special gifts for our patients at our Children’s Hospital. The gifts were generously donated by Muslim Aid, funded by its generous supporters.
Raki the Raccoon – A New Mascot For Tracheostomy Patients

Thanks to charitable donations, tracheostomy patients at our Children’s Hospital now have a brand-new mascot, a soft toy called Raki the Raccoon with a tracheostomy at its neck.
A New Youth Mental Health Model of Care

Youth mental health has taken a huge hit this last year. On top of the challenges of growing up, young people have faced wave after wave of uncertainty and isolation due to COVID-19
Overnight Accommodation for Parents

To allow us to support other NHS Trusts in the region at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Children’s Hospital increased its intensive care capacity in order to treat more of the sickest children from across the Midlands.

160 Years of Birmingham Children’s Hospital

This year we're celebrating 160 years of our incredible hospital and all of the wonderful things we've achieved along the way. Join our wall of honour.
Gifts in Kind

We often receive donations of toys and games for our patients, particularly around the festive seasons such as Easter or Christmas, and whilst we are incredibly grateful for these, we do have some guidelines around what we can or cannot accept.
Our Vision

Our priority is, and always will be, to address the needs of our hospital, but we can only do so with the help of fantastic supporters like you.
Help Transform The Lives Of Sick Kids

Your single or regular gift helps provide the best possible environment to support our young patients and their families. Ongoing contributions allow us to plan ahead for new projects, research or equipment to ensure we continue providing world-class care. Thank you. Please note, the minimum monthly donation is £3.
Clothing Donations and Recycling

We’ve partnered up with Collection 4 Clothes, a local clothing collection company, who collect donated good quality clothing, accessories, shoes, linen & bric-a-brac on our behalf. We don’t have any charity shops on the high street, so this is a way of donating your old belongings to us from the comfort of your home.
Why We Need Volunteers

A fun, rewarding voluntary role helps us give even more support to young patients at Birmingham Children's Hospital and their families
Contact Us To Make A Donation

There are a number of options available for you to get your fundraising money to us. You can also pay safely and securely online.
Making A Difference

We believe every patient deserves a childhood, which is why we always strive to do more for sick kids.
Free Wills Services

Write or update your Will for free with our Free Wills Services.
Play Our Weekly Lottery

Join our lottery today and you could win up to £25,000 as you donate to support our sick kids.