About Martin House Childrens Hospice
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Martin House Children’s Hospice has been providing specialist care since 1987 to babies, children, and young people with complex and life-shortening conditions.
Every year, Martin House supports more than 440 families from across West, North, and East Yorkshire, along with a further 150 bereaved families. We are open 24/7, 365 days a year, which includes on-call coverage by our team of six doctors, meaning parents have access to expert medical advice day or night.
Our care team provides specialist care in a homely environment to children and young people staying at Martin House, whether that’s a planned respite visit, where the family can enjoy time together, or a symptom control or emergency stay when a child is unwell.
We have a range of facilities and staff to make stays at the hospice fun – from sessions with one of our music therapists, time for arts and crafts, relaxing in our sensory room, or making music in our recording studio.
We are also there to provide end-of-life care, and, thanks to our special cooled bedrooms, we can give families more precious time to say goodbye to their child after they have died. We also support the whole family through their grief.
Our care is free to families, but it costs around £9 million a year to run Martin House, and we only get a very small amount of statutory funding – so we rely on the support of our community in Yorkshire to help us provide this vital care
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