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Respite Care for special needs

 

Respite care is often described in simple terms as a way of giving parents a break from caring for their special needs child, and the children can also benefit from short breaks as much as their families.  It can take different forms and can be provided by different organisations, ranging from Social Services departments, voluntary or charitable groups to private schemes.

Every family's needs for respite care are different. Some may want regular breaks of a few hours per week while others may benefit from overnight stays or a holiday break. At the same time respite care, or shared care, can give the disabled children an opportunity to experience new activities and make new friends.

Below are some organisations that provide information on respite care centres and also there are contact details for respite care centres and hospices throughout the UK, that you can contact directly.

 

INFORMATION SOURCES

 
SHARED CARE NETWORK

Bristol
Telephone - 0117 941 5361
website  - www.sharedcarenetwork.org.uk

This network is an umbrella organisation for around 250 schemes that provide family based short breaks, sitting services and befriending in the UK.

KIDS

London
Telephone  - 020 7359 3635
website - kids-online.org.uk/

KIDS offers respite and parent facilities.

MENCAP

London
Telephone   -  0808 808 1111
website -  mencap.org.uk/helpline

Mencap provides a helpline with information about respite care for children with learning disabilities.

 

RESPITE CARE CENTRES AND HOSPICES IN UK

 

Acorn Children's Hospice
103 Oak Tree Lane,
Selly Oak,
Birmingham B29 6HZ
Telephone  - 0121 2484850
Also
Walstead Road,
Walsall,
West Midlands WS5 4LA
Telephone - 01922 422500

Butterwick House
Middlefield Road,
Stockton,
Cleveland TS19 8XN
Telephone - 01642 607742

Brian House
Low Moor Road, Bispham,
Blackpool FY2 0BG
Telephone  -  01253 358881

Children's Hospice Association of Scotland
Head Office
Canal Court
42 Craiglockhart Avenue
Edinburgh , EH14 1LT
Telephone – 0131 444 1900
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Chase Children's Hospice Service
Loseley Park,
Guildford,
Surrey GU3 1HS
Telephone  -  01483 454213

Children's Hospice South West
Little Bridge House,
Redlands Road,
Fremington,
North Devon EX31 2PZ
Telephone  -  01271 325270

Claire House Children's Hospice
Clatter Bridge Road,
Bebington,
Wirral CH63 4JD
Telephone  -  0151 343080

Christopher's
Old Portsmouth Road,
Arlington,
Guildford,
Surrey GU3 1LP
Telephone - 01483 230960

Derian House Children's Hospice
Chancery Road,
Astley Village,
Chorley,
Lancs PR7 1DH
Telephone  -  01257 233300

Demelza House Children's Hospice
Rook Lane,
Bobbing,
Sittingbourne,
Kent ME9 8DZ
Telephone  -  01795 845200

Douglas House
110 St Mary's Road,
Oxford OX4 1QD
Telephone  -  01865 794749

East Anglia Children's Hospice
Quidenham,
Norwich,
Norfolk NR16 2PH
Telephone  -  01953 888604
Also
6 Walker Close,
Ipswich
Suffolk IP3 8LY
Telephone - 01473 714194

Eaton House
RLC NHS Trust,
Alder Hey,
Eaton Road,
West Derby,
Liverpool L12 2AP
Telephone - 0151 2525327

Eden Valley Children's Hospice
Durdar Road,
Carlisle CA2 4SD
Telephone  -  01228 810801

Family Placement Services
2nd Floor Castle Market Buildings, Exchange Street,
Sheffield S1 2AH
Telephone  -  0114 2734601

Francis House Children's Hospice
Blade House,
Battersea Road,
Heaton,
Stockport SK4 3EA
Telephone  -  0161 4432200

Helen House
37 Leopald Street,
Oxford OX4 1QT
Telephone  -  01865 728251

Hope House Children's Hospice
Nant Lane,
Morda Nr Oswestry,
Shropshire SY10 9BX
Telephone  -  01691 671999

James House
Burwash Road,
Etchingham,
East Sussex TN19 7LT
Telephone - 01435 883072

 

 

 

 

 

Keech Cottage Children's Hospice
Great Bramington Lane,
Streatley,
Beds LU3 3NT
Telephone  -  01582 492339

Leonard Cheshire Foundation
Leonard Cheshire House,
30 Millbank,
London SW1P 4QD
Telephone  -  020 7802 8200
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Martin House
Grove Road,
Clifford,
Wetherby LS23 6TX
Telephone  -  01937 845045

Naoimi House Children's Hospice
Stockbridge Road,
Sutton Scotney,
Winchester SO21 3JE
Telephone  -  01962 843513

Northern Ireland Hospice
74 Somerton Road,
Belfast B15 3LH
Telephone - 028 9078 1836

Phoenix Lodge Appeal Hospice and Respite Care
2 Letchworth House,
Chesney Wold,
Bleak Hall,
Milton Keynes MK6 1NE
Telephone  -  01908 397497

Rachel House
Avenue Road,
Kinross,
Scotland KY13 8FX
Telephone - 01577 865777
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Richard House
Richard House Drive,
London E16 3RG
Telephone  -  020 7511 0222

Rainbow Children's Hospice
Lark Rise
Loughborough
Leicestershire LE11 2HS
Telephone -   01509 638034
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Robin House Children's Hospice
Boturich
Balloch
Alexandria
West Dunbartonshire G83 8LX Telephone – 01389 722055
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Rushey Meadow
1 Bannerdale Road,
Sheffield S7 2DJ
Telephone - 0114 2550595

St Andrew's Children's Hospice
Peaks Lane,
Grimsby,
NE Lincs DN32 9RP
Telephone  -  01472 350908

St Barnabas Hospice
Columbia Drive,
Worthing,
West Sussex BN13 2QF
Telephone  -  01903 264147

The Alan Shearer Centre
West Denton Hall
West Denton
Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 7LT
Telephone - 0191 267 8128
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The Donna Louise Trust
95a The Strand,
Longton,
Stoke-on-Trent ST3 2NS
Telephone  -  01782 322221

Ty Hafan
Hayes Road,
Sully,
Vale of Glamorgan CF64 5XX Telephone - 01222 532200

Wasdale Children's Resource Unit
70 Wasdale Road,
Flanshaw,
Wakefield
Telephone  -  01924 303420

Zoe's Place Baby's Hospice
Crossbeck House,
High Street,
Normanby,
Middlesbrough,
Cleveland TS6 9DA
Telephone - 01642 457985
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Also
Life Health Centre,
Yew Tree Lane,
West Derby,
Liverpool L12 9HH
Telephone - 0151 228 0353
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