A teenager who benefitted from the care of the neo-natal unit at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, when he was born returned to present a special cheque.

Alexander Straw, a student at the Manor Academy, Mansfield Woodhouse, handed over a donation of £300 to Clare Harris, the founder of the Emily Harris Foundation within the neo-natal unit.

The money was raised following the death of Alexander’s mother, Samii Wood, aged just 49.

He was keen to provide support for the unit and thanked it for the care and kindness shown to him as a baby in June 2004.

The Emily Harris Foundation was set up in memory of Clare’s five-month-old daughter, Emily, who died in 2007.

It aims to provide financial support for the unit’s staff members who want to undertake further training whose funding is not supported by the NHS.

It also offers financial relief in cases of hardship for families with babies receiving care on the unit through welcome packs (nappies, bibs, a fleece blanket, cotton wool and a diary for parents), a hardship fund, a meal voucher and bus tokens.