Tŷ Hafan

Tŷ Hafan is a Welsh registered charity[1] that provides holistic palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families from throughout Wales. A wide range of care and support is offered at the hospice, based in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales, in the community, at hospital or in schools.

Tŷ Hafan
Formation1999
HeadquartersSully
Region served
Wales
Chief Executive
Maria Timon Samra
Chair of the Board
Martin Davies
Websitewww.tyhafan.org

On 14 October 2014, the Welsh charity hosted its first Research and Innovation Conference,[2][3] in partnership with Cardiff University, at The Vale Resort. The event provided a showcase for the research and innovation projects of healthcare professionals and academics working in paediatric palliative care.

History

In 1988 Suzanne Goodall, a newly retired occupational therapist from Beddau in south Wales, felt compelled to bring a children's hospice to Wales and registered Tŷ Hafan as a charity in 1990. In 1993, the site for the hospice building was acquired from Llandough NHS Hospital. The next few years saw huge support from the likes of the South Wales Echo, who launched an appeal, and Diana, Princess of Wales, who became the first patron of the Welsh charity.[4]

In 1995, on request from Princess Diana, Luciano Pavarotti performed a concert in Cardiff Castle to raise money for the charity. The building of the hospice started in 1996, and the completed building was handed over to Tŷ Hafan for fitting and equipping in 1997. After much hard work and with the kindness and generosity of the public, Tŷ Hafan opened its doors for the first time in 1999.[5]

In 2004, the Queen acknowledged Suzanne's achievement by investing her as an MBE in the New Year's Honours List.[6]

Beautiful Lives, a four-part BBC One documentary series aired in 2011, followed the lives of the children, families and staff of Tŷ Hafan.[7] A follow-up episode focusing on Catherine and Kirsty, teenage twins who use Tŷ Hafan's services, aired in 2012.[8]

Events

Tŷ Hafan hosts a series of annual fundraising events, including the Welsh Three Peaks, the Rainbow Run and the Taff Trail Cycle Challenge.

Patron and celebrity ambassadors

The Prince of Wales became patron in 2001.[9]

Current celebrity ambassadors are actor Michael Sheen, Welsh rugby international Leigh Halfpenny[10] and TV presenters and journalists Rhodri and Lucy Owen.[11]

Crackerjackpot hospice lottery

Crackerjackpot Lottery[12][13] in support of Tŷ Hafan, is the largest hospice lottery in the UK.

The weekly top prize is £2,000, with a rollover jackpot of £12,000.[14]

Publications and reports

Tŷ Hafan produces a variety of publications, including Insight,[15] a bi-annual academic journal that aims to share best practice in children's palliative care, and their Annual Review,[16] which outlines key achievements and offers an overview of the different aspects of the service Tŷ Hafan provides.

An inspection report by Health Inspectorate Wales was conducted in March 2012.[17]

References
  1. "Charity overview". charitycommission.gov.uk.
  2. "School of Healthcare Sciences supports inaugural Ty Hafan conference". News.
  3. "NHS Trusts, National Services and National Programmes". 30 March 2005.
  4. walesonline Administrator (12 January 2009). "How Echo readers helped build Ty Hafan". walesonline.
  5. "Company information". companieshouse.gov.uk.
  6. "ten - Special reports - guardian.co.uk". theguardian.com.
  7. "BBC One - Beautiful Lives, Stories from a Children's Hospice". BBC.
  8. "BBC One - Beautiful Lives, Catherine and Kirstie". BBC.
  9. Rachael Misstear (12 July 2012). "Children and families from Ty Hafan hospice enjoy a royal tea with Duchess of Cornwall". WalesOnline.
  10. Liz Day (26 March 2014). "Injured Leigh Halfpenny visits Ty Hafan children's hospice". WalesOnline.
  11. "Santas get ready for annual race". WalesOnline. 5 November 2009.
  12. Jessica Flynn (13 November 2009). "Ty Hafan launch new Crackerjackpot lottery". walesonline.
  13. "TY Hafan Crackerjackpot rollover reaches £10,000 (From Penarth Times)". www.penarthtimes.co.uk.
  14. "crackerjackpot". www.tyhafan.org. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  15. "Insight Volume 2 Issue 1". Insight. Tŷ Hafan. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  16. "Annual Review 2014/2015". Tŷ Hafan. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  17. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2015-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.