News and Comment

Views of Acorns Director of Care, Emma Aspinall, on responding to the Covid-19 pandemic I have the privilege of being the Director of Care for Acorns Children’s Hospices. I wanted to take this opportunity during Children’s Hospice week to highlight...

Margaret Maye is the Outreach Nurse Lead for the Acorns Children’s Hospice in Birmingham. During the pandemic Margaret has been supporting the NHS by working with the Palliative Care Team at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Margaret shares her reflections on her...

Phew, what a week. We’d like to say an enormous thank you to everyone of the amazing families, supporters and children’s hospice services that have taken part in Children’s Hospice Week 2020 over the last seven days. This year has...

Patron Holly Willoughby launched the week with personal video message Close friend to the charity & Patron Simon Cowell pledged his support with special video Peter Andre ‘drops in’ to Children’s Hospice via Zoom England and Chelsea footballer Mason Mount...

Havens Hospices is using technology to helping them to continue caring during the Coronavirus. Providing ‘socially-distant’ palliative and supportive care during the pandemic hasn’t been easy, but is creating ‘creative opportunities’ to still provide a level of respite for patients...

Stanley suffered from a rare genetic condition called Tay Sachs. Diagnosed at just 14 months old, he very quickly developed complex symptoms including frightening seizures. Stanley’s care needs were huge – his family looked after him around-the-clock, a daunting prospect...