A children’s hospice has partnered with a national law firm to ensure its vital services can reach as many families as possible.
Hope House Children’s Hospice delivers care, support and counselling services to families whose children have life-limiting conditions and are not expected to live beyond 18 years of age.
The hospice, in Oswestry, works with families living in Shropshire, Cheshire and across Wales, and offers an array of therapies and facilities to make life as pleasant as possible during their stay.
Hope House Children’s Hospice has now partnered with law firm Slater and Gordon, to enable it to deliver bespoke support to as many families as possible.
Slater and Gordon will sponsor one of the hospice’s nurses, who play an invaluable role in delivering palliative and end-of-life care.
The law firm will also sponsor a number of family activities throughout the year, both at Hope House and its sister site Ty Gobaith in Wales.
In addition, specialist lawyers from the firm will provide legal education sessions and legal clinics for families, hospice staff and the wider hospice community, ensuring families are empowered with knowing their legal rights in a host of specialist areas including family, education and employment law, and clinical negligence.
Vanessa Marubbi, fundraising development lead at Hope House Children’s Hospice, says: “We are delighted to partner with Slater and Gordon. We are incredibly grateful for their support, which will help fund our family days at Tŷ Gobaith and contribute towards the funding of one of our Band C nurses at Hope House.
“This generosity makes a real and lasting difference to the children and families who rely on Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith. It helps us create precious moments, provide specialist care, and ensure families have the support they need during the most difficult times.”
Kate Sweeney, principal lawyer at Slater and Gordon, says: “Hope House Children’s Hospice helps so many families during unimaginably difficult times in their lives, while also supporting children with bespoke therapies and interventions to give them the best quality of life possible.
“These roles are absolutely invaluable for parents whose children will sadly not go on to enjoy long lives – but the difference this amazing hospice makes during their time together is priceless.
“We are very pleased to partner with the Hope House Children’s Hospice team to support both them and the families they work with in as many ways as possible.”
Find out more about Slater and Gordon at slatergordon.co.uk
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