The Great Adventure Challenge, organised by the Hampshire Medical Fund, will take place at Dummer Down Farm near Basingstoke on Sunday, June 14.

The event aims to raise funds to purchase a Shuttle System for the Atom Neonatal Transport Incubator at Basingstoke hospital, which costs £12,420.

The Shuttle System will help safely transport premature and critically ill babies within the hospital, reducing the risk of temperature instability and the accidental dislodgement of leads and intubation tubes during transfers.

The event will raise money for a Shuttle System for the Atom Neonatal Transport Incubator. (Image: Hampshire Medical Fund)

Lucy Liddell, charity director of the Hampshire Medical Fund, said: “The Great Adventure Challenge is a wonderful opportunity to have a fantastic day out with family or friends whilst making a real difference to the care of some of our most vulnerable local patients.

“The Hampshire Medical Fund exists to make sure our local hospitals have the very best equipment – and the Atom Shuttle System will do exactly that for the most fragile babies.

“This event is a brilliant way for the whole community to get involved, have fun and help us reach our goal.”

Groups are being invited to take part in the Great Adventure Challenge in aid of Hampshire Medical Fund. (Image: Opperman – Adobe Stock)

The event features a non-competitive obstacle course designed for groups of up to four people, combining running or walking with rope crawls, cargo net climbs, monkey bars and balance runs.

Each team will finish the day with a 50-metre water slide and a colour run finale.

Open to children aged six and above, each team must include at least one adult (aged 18 or over).

The organisers say it is ideal for families, friends or colleagues looking for a day of light-hearted fun in support of a good cause.

To enter the Great Adventure Challenge or find out more, visit hampshiremedicalfund.org/events.

The Shuttle System will allow babies to be safely moved around the hospital, providing a more stable and controlled environment during critical journeys.

It will also enable babies needing respiratory support to visit their mothers on the maternity ward, supporting early bonding and be used to transport babies safely for diagnostics within the hospital.

Around 250 babies every year at Basingstoke hospital would benefit from the equipment.

The Hampshire Medical Fund, founded in 1981 by the late Earl of Carnarvon, raises money for state-of-the-art medical equipment for NHS hospitals in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover that falls outside NHS budgets.

Over the past 10 years, the charity has funded more than 165 pieces of equipment.





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