Refer a child

If you would like to refer your child, this can be done through your GP or a healthcare professional. You can also refer your child directly by using the resources listed.

Keech Hospice
To refer a child/young adult aged 18 or under, you can complete the form available on the Keech Hospice website. Keech supports children and their families across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes.

https://keech.org.uk/refer/child-referral

Helen & Douglas House
Children and young people 0-18 can be referred to Helen & Douglas House. Referrals can be made directly from families or their relatives, from consultants, general practitioners, hospital and community nurses, other health and social care professionals, schools, workers in the voluntary sector, and any other source. Helen & Douglas House provides hospice care for babies and children in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties.

https://www.helenanddouglas.org.uk/for-families/referrals/referral-information/ 

Pepper Play Service
The Pepper Play Service works with families receiving care through a children’s hospice care provider. We accept referrals through the children’s hospice care services we work with.

If you are registered with one of the above hospices and would like to be referred to the Pepper Play Service, please contact Kiah Nicolas on Knicolas@pepper.org.uk. If you are a healthcare professional and would like to refer a patient to us, please see ‘Referrals for Healthcare professionals’.

Referrals for Healthcare professionals

If you are a healthcare professional and would like to refer to any of the below services, please go to:

Keech: https://keech.org.uk/for-healthcare-professionals/make-a-referral/#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20a%20medical,the%20patient%20and%20their%20families 

Helen & Douglas House: https://www.helenanddouglas.org.uk/about-us/information-for-professionals/ 

The Pepper Play Service: contact Kiah Nicolas on knicolas@pepper.org.uk