Sands Helpline opening hours over Christmas The festive season can be an extremely difficult time for anyone who has been bereaved and with so much focus... Posted 20 十二月 2018
Derby Telegraph: "It can be a very, very lonely world having just lost a baby", says woman who makes 'angel gowns' Hollie Yeomans makes 'angel gowns from donated wedding dresses for stillborn babies. Hollie's baby Isabelle died in October and she... Posted 16 十二月 2018
Evening Express (Wolverhampton): Gary Barlow on the death of his daughter: "Grief brings me closer to her" Gary Barlow from pop group, Take That, says he wants to be open about the death of his daughter because... Posted 14 十二月 2018
The Independent: Parents grieving their newborns let down by patchy NHS support, major review warns Sands and Bliss are urging the NHS to improve inconsistent and under-resourced bereavement care for parents and families. Most services... Posted 10 十二月 2018
Baby Loss Charities Urge NHS To Improve Neonatal Bereavement Care Sands and Bliss have published a joint audit of neonatal units that reveals many services are not set up to... Posted 10 十二月 2018
ITV News: Football team for grieving fathers wins at Pride of Sport Awards Players at Sands United Football Club were interviewed on Friday 7 December. The interview follows the ‘Team of the Year’... Posted 7 十二月 2018
Whitchurch Herald: Eddisbury MP Antoinette Sanbach honoured by Sands charity Antoinette Sandbach, MP for Eddisbury, has been named by Sands as one of the volunteers hailed in its #Sands40 anniversary... Posted 6 十二月 2018
Daily Mail: The Pride of Sport Awards 2018 attracts star power The Sands United football team has won a ‘Team of the Year’ Pride of Sport Award. The awards celebrate the... Posted 6 十二月 2018
Dorset Echo: Listen to the new charity single by 13-year-old Mersey Moore Mersey Moore has released a song in memory of her stillborn sister Ferrie. The profits from the downloads will be... Posted 5 十二月 2018
Sands welcomes RCM statement on continuity of carer Sands has welcomed the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) latest continuity of carer statement, which revises the one made in... Posted 3 十二月 2018
Northampton Telegraph: Kettering General Hospital bereavement facilities get refurbishment: The Northampton Sands group has raised £17,000 to refurbish and expand the Snowdrop bereavement room at Kettering General Hospital. Continue... Posted 2 十二月 2018
ITV News: Northamptonshire dad raises awareness of stillbirth with children's books A Northamptonshire father has published a series of children's books in memory of his stillborn daughter and to raise money... Posted 30 十一月 2018
Dr Clea Harmer appointed as Co-Chair of smoking in pregnancy coalition The Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group is pleased to welcome Dr Clea Harmer, Chief Executive of Sands, the stillbirth and... Posted 30 十一月 2018
Daily Record: Ayrshire Sands mark 30 years of support for bereaved parents The Ayrshire S ands group is m arking 30 years of support and are preparing for their annual Christmas service... Posted 29 十一月 2018
Daily Mail: Pair of globetrotting friends set a new world record by dashing 1,600 miles through nine capital cities in 24 hours Chris Fletcher and Adam Leyton have set a new Guinness World Record for the number of capital cities visited in... Posted 27 十一月 2018