WellChild has sourced more than 150,000 items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for families caring at home for seriously ill children, with more than 70,000 already sent to families in need across the UK. The...
Posted 03 Jun 2020
Children and families supported by WellChild have come together to highlight the urgent need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in an uplifting, new online video. WellChild has received more than 350 urgent requests for PPE...
Posted 19 May 2020
Thanks to support from some amazing companies and individuals, WellChild has been able meet this sudden and urgent need for PPE.
Posted 14 May 2020
This week the Government has started to lay out a plan for how the UK can come out of lockdown and which aspects of people’s everyday lives can be reinstated. But this is a worrying...
Posted 12 May 2020
Published by WellChild Chief Executive, Colin Dyer In March, as COVID-19 took its hold on the nation, WellChild, like many charities faced an unprecedented challenge. The families we support even more so. We quickly realised...
Posted 05 May 2020
With the physical art world indefinitely on pause, Artsy, the world leading platform for buying and selling art, is determined to show that ‘Art Keeps Going’. Tonight they open an online benefit auction featuring two...
Posted 29 Apr 2020
During the Easter weekend WellChild Patron, The Duke of Sussex, conducted a personal video call with families caring for seriously ill children at home, supported by WellChild, to understand their challenges during the COVID-19 crisis. Also on...
Posted 16 Apr 2020
Despite the current focus on COVID-19, children of all ages will still become unwell with a variety of other conditions. The NHS understands this and should be ready to respond to those needs. However, many...
Posted 02 Apr 2020
We appreciate that there is a lack of clear guidance for families caring for a child with serious or complex medical needs at home. We have therefore put together the following information taken from a...
Posted 18 Mar 2020
For families with care packages, you should still allow people to care for your child to prevent burnout. This situation could last for many weeks. However, it is important to follow some basic rules. These...
Posted 18 Mar 2020
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