Introduction: Being responsive to end-users is essential to good care. Limited in-depth exploration of parental perspectives on care received by children over the course of serious illness has hindered the development of process measures to evaluate…
Background: Most parents vividly recall the weeks, days, and moments preceding their child's death for years to come. Dissatisfaction with communication about their child's condition and lack of guidance can contribute to stress prior to a child's…
Background Memory making is the process of creating mementos of a child with a life-limiting condition, who may be at or near end of life, providing a tangible and visual connection to the child who has died. Acorns memory making work already…
Background The hospice recognised a gap in services for patients, relatives and carers aged 18-30 and that services should be more age appropriate (Smith, Mooney, Cable, & Taylor (eds.). Teenage Cancer Trust, 2016). In addition, young people are…
