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East London Children's Community Hospice

When Families Are Left to Hold the Gaps

Thousands of children in North East London have life-limiting conditions. Only a fraction are reaching hospice care. Here are the numbers, borough by borough.

Parents to open 'virtual hospice' after unit shuts

Families of seriously ill children in east London say they are setting up their own hospice service after being left without adequate care following the closure of local hospice, Richard House.

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Dagenham & Redbridge FC & Aquame Support ELCCH

Daggers Celebrate Diversity Day on 7th Feb will provide a platform for the first community appearance of the East London Children’s Community Hospice (ELCCH)

London children's hospice at risk of closure

Some of the most vulnerable babies and children in London face being sent home from hospital without the expert care they need, as a funding crisis threatens the capital's first and oldest children's hospice.

Children's hospice shuts days before Christmas

A children's hospice that has supported children living with complex life-limiting conditions for 25 years has closed just days before Christmas.