This service offers practical and emotional support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. The service offers the whole family (the ill child, parents, brothers and sisters, grandparents and all extended family) individually tailored high quality non-medical support for as long as the family need it.

The range of support available is as follows:
• Help maintain continuity in the home by working with and caring for siblings, and aim to ensure that usual activities are continued for the family
• Provide emotional support to each member of the family throughout the child’s illness
• Spend time with the ill child at home or in hospital
• Accompany and support parents and their child during clinic and hospital appointments
• Provide practical support, housework, shopping etc
• Offer transport to appointments
• Offer end of life care and ongoing bereavement support