Helen & Douglas House achieves ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission
Helen & Douglas House is rated as 'outstanding' by the CQCWe're thrilled to share that Helen & Douglas House has ...
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Daniel’s story
Daniel was diagnosed with Sarcoma Cancer in December 2020 – he was 15, nearly 16. It all started with an achy leg, which the family ...
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Meet Lucy – a nurse at Helen & Douglas House
Lucy Butters is nurse on our care team here at Helen & Douglas House. As no day is ever the same, we asked her to talk us through ...
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Neve’s story
We began caring for Neve and her family in October 2020 after she was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. She was referred to Helen House for palliative care to help with her symptoms, and then for more support once it was apparent that her treatment was not working. Neve continued to visit Helen & Douglas House until her death, at home, in April 2023.
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Home Volunteers of Helen & Douglas House
We care for terminally ill children and their families at our hospice in Oxford, in hospital, the community and at home. The families ...
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Taking on new heights
Christopher Hurdman and Phil Hobbs, took on an epic climb to raise vital funds for two charities, Helen & Douglas House and RE:ACT Disaster Response.
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Lord Blair of Boughton’s speech from the Christ Church Christmas concert
Good evening. Thank you all for being here tonight. My name is Ian Blair and I have the very real privilege to be Chair of the Board ...
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Helen & Douglas House celebrates 40 years of children’s hospice care
On 30th November 1982 Helen House was officially opened by HRH The Duchess of Kent as the world’s first children’s hospice. This ...
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Outreach Nursing – Caring for children at home
One of the special things about our care at Helen & Douglas House is that we’re able to offer it to children in the place they ...
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Volunteers Week 2022: A thank you to our volunteers
To celebrate Volunteers Week, we would like to say a huge thanks to all of our volunteers who help us care for local families at the ...
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New partnership between Helen & Douglas House and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A partnership between Helen & Douglas House and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is set to help children and young ...
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Lily-Mae’s story
Lily-Mae, from Witney, was born in 2013. At two years old she was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, which caused regular seizures and other complications
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We need to raise £6 million each year to care for local terminally ill children at the hospice and at home.