Bliss (charity) the charity for the Blue Peter appeal twice, raising £2.7 million and helping to raise awareness about underfunding in neonatal intensive care units. In 2000 Bliss ran a campaign to show that neonatal units in the UK were relying on the charity for equipment, rather than the NHS. The story made the front page of the Daily Express and £6.5 million was then announced for neonatal intensive care. From then on, Bliss decided to spend less money on equipment and started funding medical training and research. Bliss champions the right for every baby born premature or sick to receive the
Auditory Verbal UK Auditory Verbal UK Auditory VerbalUK is an award-winning national charity that delivers Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) to deaf babies and children aged 0 – 5 years to enable them to listen and talk. AVUK advocates that with access to hearing technology every deaf child should have the opportunity to listen and talk. AVT enables children who are deaf to learn to listen and speak without the need to rely on lip reading or sign language. Auditory verbal therapists at AVUK work with families on a one-to-one basis, giving parents and carers skills to help their child make progress. There have