Dedicated Teams of South Eastern Trust Neonatal staff are preparing to lace up their running shoes on Sunday May 3 to take part in the annual Belfast City Marathon.

The relay teams will pound the pavements and cover the mammoth 26-mile challenge to raise funds for the Ulster Hospital’s Neonatal Unit.

Neonatal Sister, Stefanie Minnis said: “We have a mix of some very athletic runners and some new runners and this is chance for us to really come together as a team to try and raise funds for the Unit and support our families.”

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Consultant Paediatrician Damhnait Cassidy, Neonatal Sister Stefanie Minnis, Consultant Paediatrician Karen Courtenay, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Lorraine Shaw and Neonatal Infant Feeding Lead Cathy Flinn. Pic credit: SEHSCT

placeholder image — Consultant Paediatrician Damhnait Cassidy, Neonatal Sister Stefanie Minnis, Consultant Paediatrician Karen Courtenay, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Lorraine Shaw and Neonatal Infant Feeding Lead Cathy Flinn. Pic credit: SEHSCT

Neonatal Infant Feeding Lead Cathy Flinn will be taking part in the second relay leg of the marathon.

She said: “It is such an honour to represent the Ulster Neonatal Unit whilst raising vital funds to support parents in celebrating each and every milestone of their baby’s journey through the Unit, with donations helping provide books, snacks, and meaningful moments of celebration along the way.”