Children's Palliative Care

Childrens palliative care is life-long supportive care for children with  life limiting or life threatening conditions. It is all-encompassing care provided to children and their families over time.  Alongside medical care, children can experience therapeutic treatments, home visits and different types of support involving a wide range of people working in partnership to help make sure that unwell children get the things all children need: friendship, fun, activities, and downtime.

 

Where can I get help?

You can get help from you GP, local hospital services and various charities that support patients and families on palliative care. 

Useful links to local services : 

NATIONAL SERVICES  Resources Archive - Together for Short Lives Family resources created to support anyone who is caring for, or has cared for, a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition.  Together for short lives Family support hub: for families caring for a life-limited or life-threatened child to find the support they need Hospice care finder Hospice UK Hospice Finder   LOCAL SERVICES FOR HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX FAMILLIES  Keech children services  Childrens Hospice services for Hertfordshire Haven house Childrens Hospice services for East Hertfordshire and West Essex Noah's ark hospice Childrens hospice services for South West Hertfordshire  Each  East Anglia’s Childrens hospice services for West Essex Rennie grove peace Childrens Hospice services covering West Hertfordshire  Children Community Nursing : Ring the helpline for support