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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...

We are thrilled to announce an exciting new charity partnership with M&S Food. This special partnership is set to make a lasting difference to the UK’s most vulnerable and seriously ill children by raising money for the 54 children’s hospices...

Covid 19 has made an already difficult, isolating situation considerably harder. Our new study, launched in Children’s Hospice Week, in collaboration with Martin House Research Centre and the University of Southampton reveals that most families caring for a child with...

Hello, my name's Francesca and I work as an outreach nurse specialist at Helen House Children's Hospice and before that I worked at Rennie Grove Hospice Care as part of the children's team. What's the big idea? I have looked...

One of the first things to strike me during a recent visit to The Nook was how everybody was working in a completely different way, but with huge confidence and as though they’d always been doing it. I guess our...

Becca is 21 and was one of the first people to receive care and support from Chestnut Tree House when the hospice first opened in 2003. “In a world that is full of obstacles and uncertainty, it is rare but...