April Websites from Toolkit Websites
This month's website of the month is for Friends of PICU, a local charity that was set up in 2006 by nursing staff and parents of children who have been cared for on the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in Southampton.

The charity aims to support the children and their families, by providing vital equipment and services that are not normally provided by the statutory authorities. The charity maintains the family accommodation on the unit, which has recently undergone a major refurbishment program.

Meryl Allderidge, a trustee of FoPICU, came to us looking for a new website that would be both easy for the charity to keep updated, and look welcoming and attractive.

Using the distinctive pink from their branding, we put together a design that allows FoPICU to highlight how website visitors can donate to the charity, and keep the public updated on their latest campaigns. for example, the charity are currently campaigning to save the children's cardiac unit in Southampton which is threatened with closure.

If it is forced to close, children from across the south coast, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands will be sent either to London or Bristol. Southampton is a successful centre and is rated the 2nd best performing unit in the country. Not only are the surgical team outstanding, but there is also parent accommodation available, on site at the hospital and in houses close by to the hospital.

In addition, if the cardiac unit is removed from Southampton, it will impact on the rest of the children's services. Half of the PICU beds could be closed, along with the retrievals unit that picks up very sick children from their local hospital and brings them to Southampton.

If you'd like to show your support for the campaign against closing the children's cardiac unit in Southampton, you can sign an online petition here.

All of us here at Toolkit Websites sincerely hope that the new website for FoPICU will help them with their invaluable work. We're pleased to note that Meryl was also very happy with our service:

"What was great? The clarity of the design process, ability to see progress real time via the Toolkit. Understanding of the brief/needs resulted in very good delivery of the design options."


Check out the website here:
http://www.friendsofpicu.org.uk
Here are some of the other websites we've published this month.
"Great service provided by Kitty, very professional"

 


"Very efficient...rarely experienced in business today. The appointment telephone system is much appreciated by a busy person and allows one to apply the mind thoroughly at that time to the exclusion of interruptions. This makes for real progress."

 


"Straightforward, get the job done, listen to requirements and get on with it. Very pleased with the finished product."

Michael Houlding
http://www.boldfort.co.uk
 


"They keep coming back to sort out any problems"

 


"The finished website is very professional and stands out against other websites."

 


"Staff who listen and then make a vague idea into reality....and great reality at that!!"

 


"Helpful and friendly staff"

 


"The personal support was great, as was the interest in my site from all staff"

 


"I loved the interaction with my project manager Kitty. I found her very friendly and helpful. Always answered my questions promptly."

 


"The easy to follow system was great"

 


"Very easy to use"

 


"Very prompt and responsive"

 


"Very professional looking site and quality service. Excellent Customer Care with extremely helpful, patient and friendly staff, especially my project manager Alex Tarling."

 


"Friendly staff"

 


"kitty is great"

 


"the team is so good, kitty is amazing and my web site is just something else"

 


"Your patient approach and flexibility was great. It would have made life more difficult if you were constantly chasing me for info, refreshingly my project manager Cat was extremely helpful and professional."

 


"Courteous and efficient service."

 


"Well displayed, easy to understand / use."

 


"The stages of look and feel of the website were great"

 


"Quick turnaround time, excellent customer service, promptitude and delivering the project within time and budget - my account manager, Alex Tarling, was very professional, dedicated, honest and always willing to go the extra mile"