This Thursday, 5 July will mark the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the National Health Service (NHS). To celebrate this milestone, we wanted to highlight the great children’s palliative care delivered by the NHS, so we asked professionals to...
To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the NHS this Thursday 5 June, we asked NHS professionals to share reflections on their roles in children’s palliative care. Here Kath Evans, Experience of Care Lead for Children, Young People...
In a series of blogs to mark the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the NHS, we’re highlighting its central role in supporting children with life-limiting conditions and their families. We’ve asked professionals to share reflections on their roles to...
“Most of the time I’m so emotionally drained that it’s hard to connect with anyone.” 84% of families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition say they have felt isolated and alone since their child’s diagnosis, according...
We reported recently on the shortfall of children’s hospice nurses and how this shortage is hitting care for UK’s sickest children. This, at a time when demand on children’s hospice services is increasing. We’re heading for a crisis in children’s...
New research published by the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed that councils are facing a huge funding shortfall for children’s social care. In 2015/16 councils overspent their children’s social care budgets by a total of £605 million to protect...
