Coronavirus Update

We understand there is widespread concern about the current coronavirus situation. As a responsible service provider we are following guidance set by Public Health England. In the event of any changes to our services we will update immediately. Please see below links to information you may find useful regarding coronavirus. NHS 111 Online Public Health […]

Neonatal Peer Support and Mental Health

With neonatal mental health awareness week fast approaching we have been looking at some of the ways we offer support to families on the neonatal unit. At Spoons we are very big on neonatal peer support and mental health support. We have been providing peer support for families on the neonatal unit for the last […]

Mother’s Day on the Neonatal Unit

With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend. we are starting to think about mums who will be spending Mother’s Day on the neonatal unit. We all get that Mother’s Day is a special day: a chance to spoil our mums, or be spoiled by our own kids. We celebrate with cute cards, gifts and nice […]

Look who won an award

We’re proud of lots of things at Spoons Head Quarters but something that made us super proud is seeing our founder and chair win an award for her amazing work within Spoons. Last week Kirsten was winner of the Person with Purpose Award at the Northern Power Women Awards which took place in Manchester. The […]

2018 – What a year that was!

An amazing action packed 2018 for Spoons. As 2018 draws to a close and the New Tear comes in we would like to take a moment to say a massive thank you to all those who have supported Spoons this year: Our Amazing volunteers who are the backbone of what we do. Spoons is a […]

It’s beginning to look like Christmas

World Prematurity Day literally took over the whole month. We spent a lot of time focusing on issues that prematurity brings. That doesn’t mean only the babies on the neonatal unit that are premature babies – Spoons supports all babies and their families on the neonatal unit, regardless of if babies were born at 24 […]