I look forward to continuing to work with hospices, families and the NHS to ensure children with life-limiting conditions and their families have access to the services and support they need.” “More than ever this reinforces the need for a sustainable long-term funding solution from the Welsh Government.”Īndy Goldsmith, Chief Executive of Hope House Tŷ Gobaith, said: “The report shows that the type of services we provide will need to adapt to keep up with the increasingly complex conditions that children are now living with.”Įluned Morgan, Welsh Government Minister for Health and Social Services, said: “This is a really important report, providing Wales specific data. Maria Timon Samra, Chief Executive of Tŷ Hafan Children‘s Hospice, said: “We are very proud of this ground-breaking report, the first ever to look specifically at children with life-limiting conditions in Wales. “This means that more resources are needed to simply continue to offer the same level of care to these children throughout Wales, let alone provide much-needed additional support.' Report author, Dr Stuart Jarvis, Research Fellow in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York, said: 'The report shows that there have been substantial increases in the number of children and young people in Wales with life-limiting conditions since 2009, with no reduction in medical complexity. Image supplied by Tŷ Hafan Children's HospiceĪccording to the report, launched by children's hospices Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith in Wales, one in 172 under 18-year-olds have a life-limiting condition, with more than 50% of all deaths of children in Wales between 20 among children with these conditions. Researchers from the University of York have found that the number of children with life-limiting conditions rose by almost a quarter over 10 years in Wales. Demand for children's palliative care expected to rise

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