Annual Report and Financial Statements

Strategic report
Our activities
Our unique care
Our service is built upon our
multidisciplinary Care Team, who
have been specially selected to
help enrich the lives of all the
children we care for. We are truly
committed to looking at how we
can continue to meet the needs of
our children and families, through
the enhancement of our services,
whilst ensuring they remain
sustainable for the future.
Keeping in touch
Our Care Team are in
frequent contact
with families, by
phone and home
visits as well as visiting
a child when they are in hospital.
Working in partnership
We are committed to
working in partnership
with other agencies
who work with the
families we serve,
whether statutory or voluntary.
What is important to children
and families in such extreme
circumstances is that we all work
together and that our Care Teams
fully support this approach.
Respite break
This gives our families
a chance to spend
time together, relax
and have some fun
as a family whilst
creating special memories.
Making the most of
every moment
Our hospice bases are
something we are really
proud of and have been
specially designed to
provide a safe space
where families can relax whilst
also receiving care. Soft play
rooms give every child a safe
place to laugh and play; sensory
rooms for calming stimulation,
music therapy, hydrotherapy
pools to ease stiff muscles and
have some fun, sensory gardens
for adventures outdoors as well
as specially adapted garden
equipment enabling everyone
to have fun outside. Alongside
these are areas where parents
and families can relax and unwind
in a homely environment.
At a time when we felt completely alone and scared the
hospice helped us through some of our darkest times.
Page 8 Children’s Hospice South West - Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2020