Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is using its expertise in the community to help relieve pressure on the NHS during the coronavirus outbreak.

Care teams at the charity’s three children’s hospices – Little Harbour in St Austell, Charlton Farm near Bristol and Little Bridge House in Barnstaple – have adapted their day-to-day care provision to help keep vulnerable children out of hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring care is provided wherever it is needed most.

The hospices are still offering symptom management and end-of-life care. However, planned respite stays at the hospices have been cancelled, with support being offered over the phone, as well as in children’s own homes.

Now, in addition to the services being provided to families already known to the charity, hospice care teams are working alongside NHS and local care providers to support other vulnerable children and young people, helping to free up essential resources needed to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.

With all of its charity shops now closed and many fundraising events postponed or cancelled, CHSW is calling on the generosity of its supporters to continue supporting the cause.

The charity is asking supporters to ‘Be Incredible’ and do ‘whatever they can, however they can’ to help it to stand with children and local families who rely on its hospices. Visit www.chsw.org.uk/beincredible.