PEDIATRIC HOSPICE CARE

Our Pediatric Hospice Services offer:
1. Specialist children's palliative care, respite care, emergency, and terminal care (this may be at the hospice or within the child's home)
2. Bereavement counselling and support, typically offered as individual home support, as well as groups and work with brothers or sisters
3. Information, advice and practical assistance
4. 24-hour telephone support
5. A system of contact or key workers who work with named children and families to ensure support is consistent and continued between visits
6. Physiotherapy and many complementary therapies
7. Music and play therapy
8. Activities for siblings.

Caring for our Little Heroes

PEDIATRIC HOSPICE CARE

Our Pediatric Hospice Service team is dedicated to improving the quality of life of children and young people who are not expected to live to reach adulthood and their families.

SERVICE TEAM

Our Pediatric Hospice Service team works with families from all faiths, cultures and ethnic backgrounds and respect the importance of religious customs and cultural needs that are essential to the daily lives of each family. Many have a chaplain who is familiar with a variety of faiths and customs. Each service is typically an independent charity which relies on public support to continue their work.

FAMILY CENTERED SUPPORT

Our Pediatric Hospice Service team provides flexible, practical and free support at home and in the hospice to the entire family, often over many years and at any stage of the child's or young person's illness. This includes short breaks and daytime activities enabling families to get a rest; help with the control of pain or other distressing symptoms; and support for family members, including brothers and sisters.

END OF LIFE SUPPORT COUNSELING AND SUPPORT

When the end of a child's life approaches, children's hospice services are there to provide end-of-life care and bereavement support for as long as it's needed, helping families and friends approach death with dignity and peace.