“Demelza Hospice Care for Children cares for 750 babies, children and teenagers with terminal conditions across south east London, Kent and East Sussex. We are there for the family’s whole journey, from diagnosis to end of life and bereavement services. Demelza is expert in our field providing clinical care, emotional support, practical advice and professional connections that can make a family who is struggling to cope, feel like life is worth living.

Whether it is in the child’s home or at one of our specialist spaces in Kent or south east London, we provide unrivalled care, services and facilities. When a child dies, our bereavement services support the whole family at this difficult time and beyond.

Demelza is an inspirational charity and what we do is only possible due the kindness and generosity of our supporters who fund the salaries of our highly skilled care team and also pay for cost saving projects like our recent conversion at Demelza Sittingbourne to solar energy. With this level of support, we have come through the pandemic and working together with new philanthropists we aim to take Demelza into the most advanced era of children’s hospice care, making sure we are there for all our families, and those still to come.”

--Sarah Kemsley Head of Philanthropy, Demelza Hospice Care for Children