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We've had a fun time on Twitter and we thank our followers for their brilliant support. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, or you can catch up on our recent activities on the news page of our website: first-touch.org.uk/news/

I'm supporting our First Touch runners in the Sausony 10k! Go team!

@bell_nicoll 💕Thank you Nicole

Thank you @FirstTouchNNU for the amazing support you give to our team and the babies and their families on our unit. We’re so lucky to have you 💗💗

Our beautiful team celebrating baby communication week here at @StGeorgesTrust Our amazing Lana running the parent coffee afternoon and talking communication, bonding and interaction and reading your babies cues 💗💗 @BrazeltonUK thank you for the beautiful resources ❤️❤️

@FirstTouchNNU celebrating our staff of the month for July: Dr Anay Kulkarni, Consultant, for being supportive and updating parents well. Philip Valmonte, receptionist, for being supportive on busy shifts. SSN Rosaline Anthony for being calm, knowledgeable and a good mentor.

St George's Neonatal Ventilation Team hosted a Neonatal Ventilation Study Day today, with lunch provided by First Touch, the neonatal unit's charity. St George's Neonatal Ventilation Team has done pioneering work in bringing new ventilation strategies to babies in the UK.

Our warmest thanks and congratulations go out to George Harwood, who ran the Edinburgh Marathon last weekend. George raised an incredible £4078 for First Touch and helped to push over the line to meet our Video Laryngoscope fundraising target.🏆

Help guide UK child vaccination health policy. St George's is inviting children, who are about 12 months old, to take part in this research study. All the vaccines given in our study are fully licensed for use in children in the UK.

We asked, you delivered! We were in need of drawstring bags, so that our breastfeeding parents could keep their consumables together. We put a call-out & we've had hundreds of beautiful hand-made bags sent in. Thanks to all of you who so kindly took the time to do this 😊

We are delighted to let you know that we have reached our fundraising target for the video laryngoscope and have started the procurement process. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this campaign. You really have made a difference. justgiving.com/campaign/ft-vi…

The ' snack racks' in the family rooms in the intensive care and special care nurseries are fully stocked for the bank holiday weekend. We have a range of caffeinated and non-caffeinated beverages (for our breastfeeding parents). Parents and siblings please help yourselves!

We are so excited to let you know that Laura De Rooy has joined the First Touch staff team. Laura was a well-loved NNU Consultant and First Touch trustee for many years and is known for her kindness and enthusiasm. She is such a wonderful addition to our small team.

@FirstTouchNNU @RJUKHart @RaymondJames_UK So happy to be able to offer a little thank you for the amazing work that the NNU staff do. Saving tiny lives!

We have loved handing out these beautiful soaps to the staff on the NNU this month. Thank you so much to @RJUKHart and @RaymondJames_UK These little treats really do make a huge difference.

We are very close to reaching our fundraising target for the video laryngoscope. Thanks so much to everyone who has supported us so far. justgiving.com/campaign/ft-vi…

Our love, thanks and congratulations go out to Jess Arthur, who ran the Battersea Park Half Marathon for First Touch last weekend. We think she is incredible!

Kangaroo Care Day on St George’s NNU 🦘. ‘Happiest where I can feel your heartbeat’ 💗💗💗 @LdnNeonatal @FirstTouchNNU