Children's hospice south west
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Children's Hospice South West (CHSW) is a registered charity
that provides palliative
, respite
, end-of-life
and bereavement care
for life limited children and their families from the South West England
region. It is responsible for two of the 41 children's hospice
s in the United Kingdom.
near Barnstaple
in North Devon
opened in 1995, and instantly provided support for up to 200 families in the South West with life limited children.
The second hospice, Charlton Farm at Wraxall
, North Somerset
near Bristol
, was born out of the growing need to provide additional children's hospice care in the South West. Charlton Farm opened its doors to the first families in April 2007.
Plans are now under way to extend this service into Cornwall
. The hospice in Cornwall is called Little Harbour and is due to open in November 2011. It will offer more choices to families across the South West and will also provide a place closer to home for many families from Cornwall and Plymouth, who may find the journey to Little Bridge House and Charlton Farm too far. Children's Hospice South West's £5 million Precious Lives Appeal has been set up to fund the build of this third hospice. Little Harbour has been built at Porthpean, St Austell
.
Charitable organization
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that provides palliative
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
, respite
Respite care
Respite care is the provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home....
, end-of-life
Terminal illness
Terminal illness is a medical term popularized in the 20th century to describe a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result in the death of the patient within a short period of time. This term is more commonly used for progressive diseases such as...
and bereavement care
Grief
Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something to which a bond was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, and philosophical dimensions...
for life limited children and their families from the South West England
South West England
South West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. It is the largest such region in area, covering and comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ...
region. It is responsible for two of the 41 children's hospice
Children'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:...
s in the United Kingdom.
History
CHSW was founded by Jill and Eddie Farwell in 1991 after spending many years travelling to Helen House in Oxford with their own two life limited children. Following a feasibility study, they raised funds and Little Bridge House at FremingtonFremington, Devon
Fremington is a village and civil parish in North Devon three miles west of Barnstaple. It was formerly a borough that sent members to Parliament in the reign of Edward III. The parish includes the neighbouring villages of Bickington and Yelland, the latter only asserting its identity as separate...
near Barnstaple
Barnstaple
Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the local government district of North Devon in the county of Devon, England, UK. It lies west southwest of Bristol, north of Plymouth and northwest of the county town of Exeter. The old spelling Barnstable is now obsolete.It is the main town of the...
in North Devon
North Devon
North Devon is the northern part of the English county of Devon. It is also the name of a local government district in Devon. Its council is based in Barnstaple. Other towns and villages in the North Devon District include Braunton, Fremington, Ilfracombe, Instow, South Molton, Lynton and Lynmouth...
opened in 1995, and instantly provided support for up to 200 families in the South West with life limited children.
The second hospice, Charlton Farm at Wraxall
Wraxall, Somerset
Wraxall is a village in North Somerset in England. The parish of the same name also included Nailsea and Flax Bourton until 1811. It is now within the parish of Wraxall and Failand.-History:...
, North Somerset
North Somerset
North Somerset is a unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county. Its administrative headquarters is in the town hall in Weston-super-Mare....
near Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, was born out of the growing need to provide additional children's hospice care in the South West. Charlton Farm opened its doors to the first families in April 2007.
Plans are now under way to extend this service into Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. The hospice in Cornwall is called Little Harbour and is due to open in November 2011. It will offer more choices to families across the South West and will also provide a place closer to home for many families from Cornwall and Plymouth, who may find the journey to Little Bridge House and Charlton Farm too far. Children's Hospice South West's £5 million Precious Lives Appeal has been set up to fund the build of this third hospice. Little Harbour has been built at Porthpean, St Austell
St Austell
St Austell is a civil parish and a major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south coast approximately ten miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of the border with Devon at Saltash...
.