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We offer short term breaks and support to children and young people with complex additional needs and their families.
Our team is made up of nurses and carers trained to provide nursing care for children and young people with complex healthcare needs.
We offer nursing and respite care (temporary, short-term breaks and support) to enable families to look after their child or young person at home.
We aim to:
If your child or young person meets the continuing care or health short breaks criteria and is eligible for respite care, we will offer your family a number of hours of care per week in the home/community setting.
We review the care we offer to each family regularly with both professionals and carers. This is so we can provide services tailored to the needs of each child, young person and each family.
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