Special Care Baby Unit at Swindon Hospital

New Life's £7k donation gives parents privacy at most difficult time. The parents of premature babies at the Great Western Hospital will be allowed the rest and privacy they deserve at the most heart-breaking time in their lives thanks to a generous father who experienced the same ordeal nearly 20 years ago. Trevor Goodall donated £7,000 to the Special Care Baby Unit, through his charity New Life, to provide an adequate area for families and a room for counsellors, doctors and parents to discuss their infants’ condition. Just three months on and after a spell of plastering, painting and decorating, the family space and Poppy Room were officially unveiled yesterday afternoon. While the family room already existed, it was renovated, and new cosy sofas added to give the space a homely feel. The Poppy Room, designed to resemble any normal living room, was created from scratch. 

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