Parents and Carers

Having a child who needs to go to hospital can be extremely upsetting, particularly if they are so sick that they need intensive care.

Here is a leaflet which will provide you with some information about why your child might need transferring to a specialist hospital, along with some information about the different hospitals in the region.

If your child has been born early and has not yet gone home, they will usually be taken to a Neonatal (newborn) Intensive Care Unit (NICU). 

If your child has been discharged from hospital and then becomes critically ill, they will usually be taken to a Paediatric (children's) Intensive Care Unit.

Click on the links to read frequently asked Questions about Embrace and information about Travelling with the child, or go back to the main Embrace homepage.

If you would like to feedback about your experience with Embrace, you can either use the downloadable form on the right, or email us at

       embracepatientfeedback@sch.nhs.uk

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Contact telephone numbers:

PICU 

NICU 

If you would like to make a donation to the Embrace team via the Children's Hospital Charity, please follow this link, or contact Claire Harness, the lead nurse for Embrace.