Helen & Douglas House Hospice for Children and Young Adults
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Helen & Douglas House Hospice for Children and Young Adults is a registered hospice charity (no.1085951) based in Oxford
, UK, providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children, young adults, and their families.
, set up in 1982 by Sister Frances Dominica
to provide respite care to families with children suffering from life-limiting conditions.
Douglas House was set up in 2004 , and was the world’s first hospice built specifically for young adults.
The Duchess of Cornwall is the charities patron. The charity has also featured in two BBC documentary series in 2007 & 2009.
The care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses, carers and therapists, and is supported in the main by donations from the public – less than 20% of the £4.5 million it costs to run the hospice houses comes from the public sector.
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, UK, providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children, young adults, and their families.
History
Helen House was the world’s first children’s hospiceChildren's hospice
A children's hospice is a hospice specifically designed to help children and young people who are not expected to reach adulthood with the emotional and physical challenges they face, and also to provide respite care for their families.-Services:...
, set up in 1982 by Sister Frances Dominica
Sister Frances Dominica Ritchie
Sister Frances Dominica Ritchie, OBE, DL, FRCN is a British nurse, specializing in palliative care. She founded two hospices for seriously ill young people.-Early life:...
to provide respite care to families with children suffering from life-limiting conditions.
Douglas House was set up in 2004 , and was the world’s first hospice built specifically for young adults.
The Duchess of Cornwall is the charities patron. The charity has also featured in two BBC documentary series in 2007 & 2009.
Services
The hospice provides specialist palliative and respite care for children and young adults, as well as end of life and bereavement care.The care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses, carers and therapists, and is supported in the main by donations from the public – less than 20% of the £4.5 million it costs to run the hospice houses comes from the public sector.