What we do
Our Mission
At Kentown Support, we believe every child with a life-limiting condition - and their family - deserves the very best care, close to home.
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That's why we created the Kentown children's palliative care community model - a first of its kind initiative leading the way in collaborative care. This unique UK-wide model works with local services to create a more coordinated, accessible and family focused approach - together for seriously ill children and their families.
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We focus on what matters most to families:
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Nursing
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Family Support
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Service Coordination
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Together, these services offer wrap-around care, giving families the support they need in their own home.​
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We create and equip expert teams so that, together, they can provide support for seriously ill children and their families.
We share and fund research, education and training resources so that healthcare professionals have the knowledge and expertise to provide wrap around care.​​​
Replicate
the Kentown model of community palliative care to reach more children with life-limiting conditions.
Create
sustainable teams around the child and family while demonstrating the impact of the Kentown model.
Equip
professionals and parents/carers with the knowledge and expertise to deliver the best health and social care for children with life-limiting conditions.
How we do it
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We invest in and support local community teams and organisations who work hand in hand with specialist palliative care services, hospices, and health and social care providers.​​
​By building strong partnerships with both NHS and voluntary services in each area, we help ensure that children with life-limiting conditions and their families, receive the right care, at the right time, close to or in their home. This joined-up approach allows us to offer vital services fairly and consistently in each programme area.​​​
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During our pilot programme, we had tremendous feedback about the positive difference this support is making to families going through incredibly tough times.
As Kentown Support grows and expands into new areas of the UK, we continue to develop and adjust how we roll out this model of care so that it complements any established statutory and voluntary services in the area. Together, this support can make a critical difference to families’ lives.
Why not find out more about Programme 1 in Lancashire and South Cumbria?​