David Lloyd Luton

Imagine hearing the heart-breaking diagnosis that your child, your husband or parent has an incurable and devastating condition. At a time when it can feel like nothing may be the same again Keech Hospice Care is here to help. We recognise that people diagnosed with terminal and life-limiting conditions not only experience physical symptoms, but also have social, emotional and spiritual needs as well. At Keech we offer care and support not just to the patient but the whole family. Through our specialised activities, clinical appointments, in-patient care, community nursing teams, our art and music therapy, our one to one counselling and drop-in sessions, we offer a holistic approach to a patient and their family’s needs.

The Luton and Dunstable University Hospital provide a full range of Acute Paediatric Services with dedicated facilities in a child and parent-friendly environment. Most children are seen within the Children’s Outpatient Department where the staff and surroundings are designed for the comfort and fun of children – and their siblings. We have General Paediatric Consultants, each of whom have special areas of interest. They are complemented by Locum Consultants, which ensures there is hands-on Consultant cover 24 hours a day, every day. Specialist Clinics The Department has a wide range of Paediatric professional skills and runs regular specialist clinics including: Asthma Cardiology Cystic Fibrosis and Respiratory Dermatology Diabetes Endocrinology ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) Epilepsy Follow-up for Prematurely low birth-weight babies Gastroenterology General Paediatrics Haematology HIV Metabolic Neurology Oncology Ophthalmology Paediatric General Surgery Prolonged Jaundice Renal Tuberculosis In-patient Facilities Our Paediatric Unit has 54 beds, including a 5-bed Paediatric Assessment Unit for children up to the age of 16 years. The comfortable, child-friendly environment with dedicated Nursery Nurses and specialist staff has a superbly-equipped playroom. There is also a schoolroom with a full-time teacher to ensure that our young patients have the opportunity to continue education whilst in hospital.

Since 1992, Happy Days Children's Charity based in Hertfordshire has been organising and funding special days such as trips to the seaside, theatres, zoos, museums, outdoor activity centres, sporting events and other educational and cultural activities for children right across the UK living with mental, physical and emotional difficulties. With your help, we were able to support over 30,000 children with additional needs last year, removing barriers to give them a chance to get out, make new friends, develop new skills and build confidence in the face of adversity. As well as helping individual families, we also to offer our support to hundreds of groups such as SEND schools and arrange special days for other charities including children’s hospitals, women’s refuges and victim support services, to name just a few. It's your kind donations of time and money that make this possible and we're grateful for any support you can give. ​Together we're making a difference, one day at a time.