West Australian children with life-limiting health conditions are set to get new help and hope with the construction of the state\u2019s first and only dedicated respite and hospice care facility for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The WA Children\u2019s Hospice will be jointly funded by the Federal Government, the WA State Government and the Perth Children\u2019s Hospital Foundation, with the Morrison Government committing $7.5 million towards the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, said hospitals could often be a stressful environment for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChildren\u2019s hospices help to reduce the stress of a very difficult time by offering a more home-like atmosphere and allow families to stay together,\u201d Minister Hunt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChildren\u2019s hospices can also offer therapies and activities not easily accessible in hospitals and mainstream hospices, such as respite care, outdoor play, child appropriate nutrition and meals, multi-sensory play and onsite hydrotherapy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The WA Government, in partnership with the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) and the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation, will build WA’s first children’s hospice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The WA Government has transferred the land at Swanbourne to the Child and Adolescent Health Service, and has provided $3.2 million for project planning and design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Foundation will provide funding for the construction, fitout and ongoing non-operational costs of the hospice, while CAHS will be responsible for governance, management and ongoing operational clinical and support services funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Rosanna Capolingua, CAHS Board Chair, said the service welcomed the investment from the Morrison Government towards the building of the first children\u2019s hospice in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis facility is such an important and much-needed service for children living with a life-limiting illness, and their families,\u201d Dr Capolingua said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe CAHS Board would also like to acknowledge the work the Perth Children\u2019s Hospital Foundation has done in connecting with generous donors in our community enabling this hospice to be built on land provided by the WA Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHaving a dedicated facility in close proximity to WA\u2019s tertiary children\u2019s hospital, with top-class medical equipment and expert staff, in a beautiful setting overlooking the Indian Ocean, will provide some of our most vulnerable children and their families with much-needed respite and support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hon. Ian Campbell, Chairman, Perth Children\u2019s Hospital Foundation, said: \u201cOn behalf of the Perth Children\u2019s Hospital Foundation, I want to thank the Australian Government for this incredibly generous donation that recognises the need for a hospice for young palliative care patients and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis funding, on this one exciting day, moves the WA Children\u2019s Hospice from dream to reality, providing the biggest single financial contribution alongside our other donors, large and small. We can now look forward with confidence to start building in Swanbourne in a few short months\u2019 time,\u201d Mr Campbell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The WA Children\u2019s Hospice will provide palliative out-of-home respite care and support for children and families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
West Australian children with life-limiting health conditions are set to get new help and hope with the construction of the state\u2019s first and only dedicated respite and hospice care facility for children. The WA Children\u2019s Hospice will be jointly funded by the Federal Government, the WA State Government and the Perth Children\u2019s Hospital Foundation, with … Continue reading “New hope and help for WA children with life-limiting illness”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14838"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14839,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14838\/revisions\/14839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}