Hospice Care for Children

Children's hospices provide respite and terminal care for children suffering from life-limiting conditions in a home-from-home environment.  By placing the responsibility for the child's medical and day-to-day care in the hands of qualified professionals, the children and their families are able to spend more quality time together in what maybe the concluding moments of the child's life. Above and beyond everything, children's hospices are places that focus on helping a life-limited child live their life to the full. Care is provided for the child and their family at no cost to them for as long as is necessary, including post bereavement support. Although they maybe part subsidised by the government, children's hospices receive almost all of their funding from donations from the public and other organisations. 
The children's hospices that serve this area are:

 
Helen & Douglas House
14a Magdalen Road
Oxford
OX4 1RW
Phone: 01865 794749
http://www.helenanddouglas.org.uk/
 

Helen House offers respite and end of life care for children with life shortening conditions. Douglas House, opened in 2004 as the world's first hospice specifically for young adults 16-35 years of age with life shortening conditions. Both houses also offer support for the whole family.

If you think you, or someone in your family, might benefit from any service provided by Social Services and you would like us to contact you by phone or email, please click the following link and complete the Social Services Contact Us/Self Referral Online Form and someone will be in touch with you as soon as possible.

Useful Contacts

Association of Children's Hospices (ACH)

The Association of Children's Hospices (ACH) is a registered charity which brings together over 40 voluntary sector children's hospice services throughout the UK dedicated to the care of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families.

First Floor, Canningford House, 38 Victoria Street,
Bristol, BS1 6BY
Tel: 0117 989 7820
Website: http://www.childhospice.org.uk/

ACT

ACT is the Association for Children with Life Threatening or Terminal Conditions and their Families. It represents the interests of families caring for children with life-threatening or terminal conditions, and provides information for families and professionals.

Orchard House, Orchard Lane,
Bristol, BS1 5DT
Tel: 0117 922 1556
Website: http://www.act.org.uk/