Tiny Tickers is concerned by the findings of the BBC News investigation into private baby scans. We have long backed calls for sonography to be a regulated profession – something we believe is important for the protection of the public and to help the dedicated NHS sonographers who look after them. We fully support medical…

Even though our small charity is facing our toughest months in our 20 years we are still here… delivering support and services amidst the harshest of circumstances. So we wanted to share the good news; the news that has kept our spirits up over the last few months.   SUPPORT FOR PARENTS: We continue working…

By Tiny Tickers Head of Training, Anne Rhodes. One group of health professionals that are quietly, and constantly on the frontline of CHD treatment, care and support are the Cardiac Nurse Specialists (CNS). CNS’s are teams of experienced paediatric cardiac nurses who can support families with an antenatal diagnosis. They often work in very difficult…

We’re delighted that we have been able to start placing pulse oximetry machines in maternity wards across the UK once again. These monitors, which can help detect serious heart conditions soon after birth, are used to help improve early detection rates of congenital heart disease. Unfortunately, earlier this year we had to pause three of…

We’re delighted to have won a £1,000 Movement for Good award from Ecclesiastical thanks to nominations from the public. We are one of 500 winners in specialist insurer Ecclesiastical’s Movement for Good awards, which is giving £1million to charities this summer. These are uncertain times. Babies with congenital heart defects will still be diagnosed. This…

As our supporters, beneficiaries and fundraisers, I thought you should know how the charity is approaching the coronavirus pandemic – the steps we are taking to help families; keep our services running; and to look after our staff. Here are some of the things we’re doing:   We are liaising with the NHS and others…