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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Makaton – using signs, symbols and speech at the hospice
Communication is an essential life skill and, because speech is not always possible for many of the children who we care for, it is ...
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Taylor Wimpey renovates and furnishes The Garden Room
In 2022, we opened our refurbished Garden Room. The new space, designed with parents and relaxation in mind, was refurbished and ...
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Ella attends special Oxford United football match
Ella and her family are big Oxford United supporters, and they met the club’s Football Manager, Karl Robinson, who has become an ambassador for our charity, at the match on Saturday 12th February.
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Running the Oxford Half: Emily’s Story
Emily, whose daughter Neve has brain cancer comes to the hospice for short supportive stays, ran the Oxford Half Marathon in 2021 and ...
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Pippa’s story
Pippa, from Maidenhead, was born in 2013. She was born with Down’s syndrome and, as she got older, developed other conditions that cause seizures and further complications.
Read moreHospice school: Back to school
Did you know that we have a school at Helen & Douglas House? Some of you might as we did an update a few years ago on our blog. If ...
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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.