Association of Children's Hospices
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Locate your local hospice and information
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| Christophers | Chase at Christophers, hospice based in Guildford, Surrey offering respite, family support and leisure activities for children with life limiting or life threatening conditions.
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| Crossroads | Crossroads - Caring for Carers, is the leading provider of practical support for Carers in England & Wales. The objectives of Crossroads are to give Carers time to be themselves, by enabling them to take a much needed short break from their caring responsibilities.
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| Francis House Hospice | Francis House offers the families of very sick children a respite from their role as carers and gives the children a loving home from home.
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| Helen House and Douglas House | Hospice and respite for children and young adults.
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| John Grooms | Residential care and housing for disabled people
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| Milbury Care | Milbury provides care and support for people with a learning or physical disability, or other specialist needs, within small community homes.
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| Naomi House | "Naomi House is a children's hospice that provides a home-from-home evironment for children and young people with life-limiting conditions that mean that they will not live to become adults."
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| NAS Radlett Lodge School | "The National Autistic Society (NAS) Radlett Lodge School, Radlett, Hertfordshire, now provides a respite service at the weekends and during school holidays, for families across the London boroughs and surrounding counties".
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| The Children's Trust | "The Children's Trust, based at Tadworth in Surrey, is a registered charity providing special care for severely disabled children many of whom have particularly complex health needs."
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| The Commission for Social Care Inspection | Launched in April 2004, The Commision for Social Care Inspection is the single, independent inspectorate for all social care services in England.
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Zoe's Place - Baby Hospices
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palliative and respite care from birth to five years old
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| Cool2Care | Organisation helping families find trainer carers to employ to help look after disabled children and young adults.
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| Home-Start | Charity offering support within the home for any family with at least one child under the age of 5 years.
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| Shared Care Network | Promoting family based short breaks for disabled children and young people.
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| Gumtree | Check out "work wanted" section then "nanny/homehelp" and "teachers/caring".
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| NannyJob | A site where you can advertise for free for a carer/nanny. Also links to nursery schools.
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| New Aupair | A site that matches families to au pairs. Free trial but costs after that.
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| SNAP Childcare | Agency providing nannies and care workers for chldren with additional needs.
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| Tinies | Nationwide agency who provide different types of childcare
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