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2022-03-31-accounts

Page
Trustees'
report
1-3
Accountants' report
Statement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the financial statements 7 ~ 9

Notes 2022
8
2021f
~i~frfrmt
Donations
and legacies
30,040 12,854
Investments 1 7
Total income 30,041 12,861
E8ft9tttiIItttS3tg:
Charitable
activities
29,142 11,329
Net income for the year/
Net movement in funds 899 1,532
Fund balances at 1April 2021 92,494 90,962
Fund balances at 31 INarch 2022 93,393 92,494

2022 2021
Notes S S
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 93,393 92,494
Net current assets 93.393
Income funds
Unrestricted
funds
93,393
93,393

2022 2021
E E
Courses 2,236 1,210
Get Well Friends packages 8,950 5,192
Training
equipment
151
Sundries 1,624 691
Charitable expenditure heading 8 11,388
24,198 7,244
Share of support costs (see note 5) 216 360
Share of governance costs (see note 5) 4,728 3.725
29,142 11,329
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds 29,142
29,142
Forthe year ended 31March 2021
Unrestricted funds 11,329
11,329

Type ofgoverning document document document document Trust Deed Trust Deed
How the charity is constituted The Charity is
April 2008
constituted by trust deed with the declaration signed on 1"
Trustee selection methods As the main aim of the charity is to improve on the quality ofcare
delivered
to the critically
ill child all ofthe trustees have the skills,
knowledge and experience to be able to identify areas that would benefit
from additional charity input
Additional trustees will be selected by the existing panel of trustees
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
~ policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training oftrustees;
~ the charity's
organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works;
~ relationship
with any
related
parlies;
~ trustees' consideralion of
major risks and the system
and procedures
to manage
them.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
To relieve sickness and to promote and protecl lhe good health of
critically
ill
or injured children by-
1)The provision of services to safely transfer the critically ill child to
Summary ofthe objects ofthe appropriate facilities
charity set out in its 2)To promote best practice in the stabilisation and emergency
transport
governing document environment
3)To advance the education of all staff within the CATS team and at the
local hospital involved in their care.
4) Supporting our staffs education training and well being
The Children's
Acute Transport
Service is a specialised Service is a specialised service designed service designed
to make intensive
care rapidly available
to critically
ill children
mainly
in
the North Thames and East Anglia regions.
Most hospitals do not have a Paediatric
Intensive Care
Unit (PICU)-
paediatric
intensive care is only
provided
in a small number ofspecialist
units. However,
most critically
ill children
initially
present to hospitals
without a PICU. The Children's Acute Transport Service (CATS)
facilitates the safe and speedy transfer ofthese children to a PICU.
CATS deploy a skilled paediatric intensive
care
team to assist in the
Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken
for the treatment
ofcritically
ill children
both before and during transfer to ICU.
public benefit in relation to We offer telephone
consultation,
liaison with sub-specialists
and skilled
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
inter-hospital
transport
within one service.
declaration
that trustees have
had regard tothe guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
The Children's
Acute Transport
quality paediatric
intensive care
Service aims to
for children
and
provide the highesl
their families from the
benefit) first point ofcontact to the final unit destination.
The service:
~ Provides easy access and service coordination for referring
children'
s
units
~ Facilitates improvements
in transport
provision
for critically
ill children
~ Provides the flexibility to meet fluctuating
demands
~ Provides telephone
advice and a triaging
facility for all
referrals
~ Facilitates the delivery ofthe most appropriate care in the most
appropriate
place for any infant
or child requiring Intensive Care
Additional
details of
objectives and activities (Optional
information)
You may choose to include
further statements,
where
relevant,
about:
~
policy on grantmaking;
~
policy programme
related
investment;
~
contribution
made by
volunteers.
~ ~ e r
~
~
~
Summary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
One ofour key aims is to ensure continued
close collaboration
with our
referring
hospitals across our region in order to support
them
in the initial
stabilisation
and management
ofthe critically
ill child. We do this by
providing a comprehensive
outreach
education
programme
in conjunction
with our NHS partners.
Since April 2020 all of the outreach sessions have been delivered
virtually offering shorter more frequent sessions, which has been well
received by our district general hospitals.
The scope of the education
programme
provided
by CATS has increased
dramatically
with use ofvirtual platforms
which has facilitated
many more
doctors and nurses being able to attend our sessions.
The charity supported
the purchase
ofan online package "Slido" used to
support our education
programme
which is used consistently
in Ihe
education
we provide.
What we have managed to deliver has been incredible
and down to
the commitment
ofour team.
Internal
~ 144Ten Minute "snapshot" education
session with many
dedicated
to covering the safety aspects ofPersonal
Protective
Equipment
(PPE) with 6-10 aNendees
ai each session
~ We also managed
to run 6 Ultrasound
courses for our team as
well as the intensive care registrars
and the Advanced
Nurse
Practitioner
teams
~ A study day titled "I will survive" —the tricks you need know to
survive
at CATS
~ Pandemic
training
for all staff —focussing
on how to remain safe
throughout
the whole stabilisation
and transfer process
External
~ CATS Forum (run twice with
&200 aNendees),
prior to the
pandemic
the Forum was face to face with a maximum
of60
people per session.
~ 6 webinars
covering
various topics including
COVID 19in children
(between 190-200+aNendees)
~ Faculty "One Heart Network"
North Thames regional congenital
heart disease day. These study days run 4 times per year and
CATS consistently
receives excellent feedback about the positive
impact
it makes to staff caring for acutely unwell
patients
in district
general hospitals
~ In conjunction
with the North Thames Paediatric
Network,
we
designed
and hosted a 2 hour nursing
webinar which focused on
identificalion
and management
and ofcommon presenting
childhood
illnesses. There is an appetite
from local hospitals
for
~ ~ e ~ ~ ~
such webinars to enable continued education delivered in bite
size pieces.&100participants.
~ Many ofthe changes we made during the pandemic to the
delivery ofour education programme have continued to be utilised
going forward, with a gradual
re-introduction
offace-to-face
sessions, and study days.
~ The first face to face multi professional team day was very
successful
with the
teams enjoying the in- person interactions and
praclical scenarios that are essential to enhance
leadership
and
communication skills, and also have a positive effect on team
building.
Brief statement ofthe The charityreceived a total ofE30,040(2021:E12,854) from donations in
charity's policy on reserves 21/22.
The majority ofour spend was on Babypods E11,388(2021:Get Well
Friends packages E5,192)
As our charity income year on year is quite small it is sometimes
necessary
to reserve
much ofthe income donations in order to
accumulale
enough
funds for the purchase ofspecialist medical
equipment
which can
be quite expensive.
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is
exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure
[ to major risks
Details ofany funds materially
in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional
information)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
~ lhe charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
~ how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
ofthe charity;
~ investment policy and
objectives including any