Charities - children's hospitals and hospices

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares for children and
young people with life-threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk
and Suffolk. We provide care and support wherever the family wishes – in families’ own
homes, in the community or at one of our hospices in Ipswich, Milton and Quidenham.
Our care teams help children and their families with the emotional and physical
challenges they face, helping them to make the most of life. We deliver a range of
services that includes: short break care, specialist play activities, music therapy,

Helen & Douglas House is a registered charity providing respite and end of life care for children and young adults with life-shortening conditions, as well as support and friendship for the whole family. The two hospice houses are bright, vibrant
and positive places, where the emphasis is on living life to the full, even when that life is short.

LATCH is a voluntary organisation set up to support the children in Wales receiving treatment for cancer and leukaemia and their families.
Having a child diagnosed with cancer or leukaemia comes as a devastating blow. Faced with a period of months and sometimes years of gruelling treatment and an uncertain future, the related emotional ups and downs are often referred to by families as like “being on a rollercoaster”

Martin House opened in 1987 to provide family-led care for children and young people with life limiting conditions. We share with families the care of their child and offer respite care, symptom control, emergency and terminal care at Martin House or in the family home. Care is offered to any family with a child or children with a life threatening illness. We welcome all the family, giving them a break together or time to themselves in a comfortable home from home atmosphere. It is a place of love and understanding, of fun, laughter and friendship – where parents can have a full night’s sleep and recharge their batteries.

For the past 21 years, Severn Hospice has given free care and support to 17,000 patients and their loved ones during their greatest time of need. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, one-to-one care that gives comfort to hundreds of local people every year.