Social palliative care

At Rainbow Trust our vision is that every family in the UK who has a child with a life-threatening illness receives the support they need. It has long been a strategic priority for us to grow Rainbo...

Ahead of the General Election on 12 December, we are calling on all political parties to commit to improve support for families where a child has a life threatening or terminal illness. We believe the...

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity today wrote to new the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, to welcome him to his new job, and to highlight the urgent need to ensure all families with a seriously ill ch...

For parents who spend lots of time in the hospital caring for their sick child, having a Hospital Support Volunteer to look after their other children is invaluable. Working on a voluntary basis, D...

Following a parliamentary debate on children’s palliative care on Monday 1 July, Rainbow Trust welcomes a new government pledge to increase the annual Children’s Hospice Grant to £25 million by 2024 f...

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity backs today’s call for fair and sustainable funding for children’s palliative care, and urges for any increase in funding to be equitably shared between services. ...