Support for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families

Alexander Bellis; Frances Little; Selena Steele; Susan Brown; Tim Jarrett; Tom Powell

Documents to download

Support for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families (273 KB , PDF)

Download ‘Support for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families’ report (273 KB , PDF)

This debate pack contains a Library summary of the issues, relevant reports, press and parliamentary coverage, and links to further reading. The paper looks at health services in England, principally palliative care, and outlines local authorities’ duties towards ‘children in need.’ Links to guidelines in the devolved administrations is also provided.