Children’s hospice wants plan on care close to home

Ireland’s only children’s hospice is calling on the Government and health officials to devise a blueprint that would allow children with life- limiting conditions to access hospice care close to home.

The LauraLynn Foundation said specialist palliative care services are “inaccessible” to many of the 700 children and their families who need them.

“There are over 3,800 children in Ireland currently living with a life-limiting condition, with 700 of them and their families needing hospice care,” said chief executive Sharon Morrow.