Meet our WellChild Nurse Alex McClements who cares for children in London, based at St George’s Hospital. Alex is the WellChild Clinical Nurse Specialist for Paediatric Respiratory and Long Term Ventilation and is part of...
Posted 05 Dec 2018
We are very grateful to again have the support of The Book of Everyone this Christmas, helping raise funds to support our work. So this Christmas, £5 from every Wise(ish) Words for Kids sold in...
Posted 03 Dec 2018
Last month our Helping Hands team set out on a two day project, with volunteers from Kingsley Napley to transform the family garden for Alfie and Logan. Unfortunately the project was cut short as a WellChild...
Posted 20 Nov 2018
The annual Sailability event which allows WellChild children and their families to have fun on the water has won a prestigious award for encouraging accessibility. Sailability, which takes place each year at the Carsington Sailing...
Posted 14 Nov 2018
Yesterday’s Budget 2018 speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a number of welcome increases to adult and children’s social care and mental health services. However it falls short of the £434 million desperately...
Posted 30 Oct 2018
Six year old Theo has an unidentified genetic syndrome which causes severe hypermobility and uncontrolled epilepsy. He also has sensory processing difficulties and developmental delay. Theo needs 24 hour care, and constant support when using...
Posted 22 Oct 2018
It’s been a busy few months for our Parent Ambassadors who have kindly been giving their time to support WellChild. The team of dedicated parents have spoken at events and pitches and helped secure funding...
Posted 14 Oct 2018
Last night saw The October Club’s annual fundraising efforts culminate at London’s iconic Savoy Hotel with WellChild, the national charity for seriously ill children as their charity partner. The Club raised over £700,000 which will...
Posted 11 Oct 2018
Listening Books is a national audio book library that provides a fantastic range of titles for those who find it difficult or impossible to read or hold a book due to an illness, disability, mental...
Posted 08 Oct 2018
A WellChild van was broken into overnight and thousands of pounds of equipment stolen. Our team were half way through a two day Helping Hands Garden Makeover project in Essex. Together with volunteers from the...
Posted 03 Oct 2018
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