OUR CURRENT PROJECTS 

PB-Active

Our PB-Active pilot project is our work in partnership wih the NHS at the Piam Brown Ward at Southampton General Hospital. We deliver exercise therapy to children on and off treatment both on the Piam Brown Ward and off-site at our gym location in Eastleigh, Hampshire.

Phase 1 – at the Piam Brown Ward

We are working closely with a Paediatric Oncologist at Southampton General Hospital to support children and young people with cancer to participate in exercise and physical activity.

The project facilitates two exercise professionals to visit the Piam Brown ward on a weekly basis to deliver individualised exercise sessions to children admitted to the hospital for treatment or attending the ward as day patients

Participating in regular physical activity when having cancer treatment may help young people to manage the side effects associated with their treatment and make their overall quality of life better, as recent studies have proved that being active has a very positive impact on patient recovery and should be encouraged.

We started delivering this phase of the project in January 2024.

Phase 2 – off-site delivery in a non clinical environment

The second phase of this pilot project is to deliver our exercise therapy sessions outside of the hospital environment. This provides both patients and parents with a more relaxed non-clinical environment to attend.

What we do and who we work with on this basis:

Children on treatment:

  • We deliver individualised exercise sessions to children undergoing cancer treatment on an outpatient basis

  • We provide personalised assessment and goal setting for children to work towards, as well as developing and delivering personalised exercise programmes to help children maintain and improve their strength and physical fitness.

Children off treatment:

  • We deliver individualised exercise sessions and personalised programmes to children who have completed treatment for cancer, aiming to help them regain their strength and fitness to enjoy life again.
  • We conduct an Initial assessment and consultation session, set goals for children to work towards, develop and deliver personalised exercise programmes in-person on a 1-2-1 basis to help children regain their strength and physical fitness.

This will help children get back to doing activities they loved, or discover new ways of moving/being active once they have completed their cancer treatment.

We began delivering phase 2 of this project in June 2024

Please help support this project

Project Status: Unfunded

We’re currently delivering this pilot project completely unfunded, relying on donations and community fundraising whilst we continue to search for an offical funder.

Please help us to continue our valuable work by making a donation on the link below.

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Industrial Estate

Chickenhall Lane

Eastleigh

Hampshire

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