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.
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.
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]
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]
EventsEdit
Tŷ Hafan hosts a series of annual fundraising events, including the Welsh Three Peaks, the Rainbow Run and the Taff Trail Cycle Challenge.[citation needed]
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 lotteryEdit
Crackerjackpot Lottery[12][13] in support of Tŷ Hafan, is the largest hospice lottery in the UK.[citation needed]
The weekly top prize is £2,000, with a rollover jackpot of £12,000.[14]
Publications and reportsEdit
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]
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hafan, welsh, registered, charity, that, provides, holistic, palliative, care, children, with, life, limiting, conditions, their, families, from, throughout, wales, wide, range, care, support, offered, hospice, based, vale, glamorgan, south, wales, community, . 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 HafanFormation1999HeadquartersSullyRegion servedWalesChief ExecutiveMaria Timon SamraChair of the BoardMartin DaviesWebsitewww wbr tyhafan wbr orgOn 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 Contents 1 History 2 Events 3 Patron and celebrity ambassadors 4 Crackerjackpot hospice lottery 5 Publications and reports 6 ReferencesHistory EditIn 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 EditTŷ Hafan hosts a series of annual fundraising events including the Welsh Three Peaks the Rainbow Run and the Taff Trail Cycle Challenge citation needed Patron and celebrity ambassadors EditThe 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 EditCrackerjackpot Lottery 12 13 in support of Tŷ Hafan is the largest hospice lottery in the UK citation needed The weekly top prize is 2 000 with a rollover jackpot of 12 000 14 Publications and reports EditTŷ 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 Edit Charity overview charitycommission gov uk School of Healthcare Sciences supports inaugural Ty Hafan conference News NHS Trusts National Services and National Programmes 30 March 2005 walesonline Administrator 12 January 2009 How Echo readers helped build Ty Hafan walesonline Company information companieshouse gov uk ten Special reports guardian co uk theguardian com BBC One Beautiful Lives Stories from a Children s Hospice BBC BBC One Beautiful Lives Catherine and Kirstie BBC Rachael Misstear 12 July 2012 Children and families from Ty Hafan hospice enjoy a royal tea with Duchess of Cornwall WalesOnline Liz Day 26 March 2014 Injured Leigh Halfpenny visits Ty Hafan children s hospice WalesOnline Santas get ready for annual race WalesOnline 5 November 2009 Jessica Flynn 13 November 2009 Ty Hafan launch new Crackerjackpot lottery walesonline TY Hafan Crackerjackpot rollover reaches 10 000 From Penarth Times www penarthtimes co uk crackerjackpot www tyhafan org Retrieved 2019 10 05 Insight Volume 2 Issue 1 Insight Tŷ Hafan Retrieved 7 October 2014 Annual Review 2014 2015 Tŷ Hafan Retrieved 9 January 2016 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 12 05 Retrieved 2015 05 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tŷ Hafan amp oldid 1077085457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
