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Meet Carissa – Assistant Catering Manager at Helen & Douglas House

Mar 28, 2024

We'd like to introduce you to Carissa, our assistant catering manager here at Helen & Douglas House. She's been with us for 9 ...

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An Egg-cellent Easter party at the hospice

Mar 27, 2024

Last Sunday, the hospice hosted a sunshine-filled day of festive fun for the children and their families. There were lots of laughter, ...

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Meet Harry – a physiotherapist at Helen & Douglas House

Mar 16, 2024

Harry is a physiotherapist at Helen & Douglas House. For the last nine years, Harry has specialised in paediatric physiotherapy ...

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Conquer the Peaks: 7 Reasons to take on the Brecon Beacons 10 Peaks Challenge

Mar 13, 2024

Are you ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure amidst the stunning landscapes of the Brecon Beacons? If you're pondering ...

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The magic of Sensory Play

Feb 26, 2024

A massive thank you to Claire from Embracing Arts for putting on an incredible sensory show at the hospice last week. We were joined by children and their families who use Helen & Douglas House services. It was a sensory-tastic afternoon!

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Meet Lucy – a nurse at Helen & Douglas House

Jul 28, 2023

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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Home Volunteers of Helen & Douglas House

Mar 28, 2023

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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Outreach Nursing – Caring for children at home

Jul 26, 2022

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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Makaton – using signs, symbols and speech at the hospice

Apr 13, 2022

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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Running the Oxford Half: Emily’s Story

Jan 31, 2022

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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Hospice school: Back to school

Jan 27, 2022

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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From volunteer to member of staff

Jan 19, 2022

‘Volunteering enhanced my skills and reminded me why I went originally went into nursing before I had my children. I loved being back in the care environment. So, when I found myself with more time, I joined the care team as a member of staff, which I am so pleased about.’

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