National UK Charity for Seriously Ill Children

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Information Hub

Find information about looking after a child with complex needs, from diagnosis to transition to adult services, and everything in between.

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Join our community

The WellChild Family Tree is a growing network of families from across the UK, all of whom have children with serious and complex health needs. It enables parents to connect with others who 'get it' for mutual support, advice and friendship.

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Transforming Garden Spaces

The Helping Hands programme works alongside corporate partners to deliver safe and accessible spaces for children in the UK with complex heath needs.

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What we do

Through a nationwide network of WellChild Nurses; home and garden transformation projects; and family information, training and support programmes, WellChild makes it possible for children and young people with complex health needs to be cared for at home instead of hospital, wherever possible.

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From challenge events to bake sales, we have many fun and rewarding ways for individuals, organisations and groups to give and get involved in our work.

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WellChild is entirely reliant on voluntary funding. Please help ensure we are ready to respond to the needs of seriously ill children and their families in the future.

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