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The Sick Children’s Trust was founded in 1982 by two paediatric specialists, Dr Jon Pritchard and Professor James Malpas, who believed that having parents on hand during hospital treatment benefited a child's recovery. We are the longest-serving charity providing ‘Home from Home’ accommodation in the UK. The Sick Children’s Trust currently has eight houses offering clean, comfortable accommodation where the whole family can stay close to their sick child’s bedside, just minutes away from the paediatric wards. We are constantly looking for opportunities to extend our geographical coverage, or to improve our existing facilities in light of changes in paediatric care provision.

On average, 1.9 million children in the UK require hospital treatment each year. Every day, children are diagnosed with serious and life-threatening illnesses or have terrible accidents that leave them fighting for life. They often have to be transferred to specialist hospitals far from home to receive critical medical treatment. Life for their whole family is suddenly thrown into complete turmoil.

We work with the hospitals, supporting them in their role and providing complementary support to our families. We help to alleviate some of the emotional and financial strains at a very stressful time, providing an essential service free of charge for up to 116 families every night, 365 days a year.

Whilst staying at one of our ‘Homes from Home’ is free of charge, the charity incurs a total cost of nearly £30 per bedroom per night. We are not funded by the Government and in times when resources are scarce, we depend even more on our supporters to help us to provide this essential service.

The Sick Children’s Trust Ethical Policy


Our MissionOur mission is to provide high quality 'Home from Home' accommodation for families whose children are receiving hospital treatment for serious illness.

The Sick Children's Trust exists to support and promote the child's recovery and further to support the fabric and well being of the family as a whole. In carrying out this mission it will ensure that the highest standards of service are applied throughout.

We’re here, so you can be there.