A pair of strong, inspirational women will be taking to the streets of London on Sunday as they take part in a half marathon in memory of their longed-for babies.

Surgeons at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have completed the 100th surgical procedure using the cutting-edge robotic-assisted da Vinci 5 surgical system, marking a major milestone less than six months after it became the first NHS trust in the UK to introduce the new technology.

The UK’s first patients have been treated using a new state-of-the-art robotic-assisted surgical system at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Thanks to charitable funding, the new da Vinci 5 surgical system is now in place at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, and will be used for a variety of surgical specialties.

Earlier this year, Hampshire Hospitals appointed Helen Toomer-Jones as its first All Age Autism Specialist Lead, a post made possible thanks to Hampshire Hospitals Charity and generous donations from the local community.

Thanks to your donations, In the last year, Hampshire Hospitals Charity has invested over £40,000 in providing cold cap machines that could help up to 20 local people each week.

Being able to offer our patients choice in where they die is incredibly important, but the equipment needed to support children and young people to die at home…