Families with babies on the Neonatal Unit at Great Western Hospital in Swindon were treated to a story time session with local author Kate Claxton, the hospital trust said on Wednesday 7 October 2026. The session was held in the unit's nursery to mark World Mental Health Day, which fell on Saturday 10 October.
Who organised it?
Becky Bracey, the unit's Neonatal Family Support Sister, arranged the session as part of her work on the emotional wellbeing of families.
She said: "Our neonatal families go through so much, and it's really important that we create opportunities to celebrate them". She added: "These moments of normality can be so valuable when families are spending so much of their time in hospital."
Who paid for it?
The local charity Tiny but Mighty funded food from Little Grazey for the families, and gave a book to every family that came.
What else is planned?
The trust said the story time is one of several initiatives being developed on the Neonatal Unit to support families' emotional wellbeing. It did not give details of the others.
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