Next September I will taking part in a 6 member relay team swimming across the English Channel to raise money for Cosmic. This is a cause close to my family’s heart as my wife Tanya worked as a senior sister on the children’s intensive care unit at St Mary's Hospital Paddington for more than 20 years.

Cosmic is the charity that supports the children’s and neonatal intensive care units at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington & Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith.

We help our patients and their families, and enable our dedicated team of nurses and doctors to treat hundreds of babies and children in intensive care. We go above and beyond what the NHS can afford, purchasing vital state of the art equipment, providing training for health professionals and supporting families through one of the most difficult times in their life with one to one support, advice, counselling and accommodation. We also fund a programme of groundbreaking research into life-threatening diseases.