Social palliative care

My family have been supported by Rainbow Trust since my son was diagnosed with Leukaemia and our lives changed forever. We are an ordinary family, Mum, Dad and three sons, Marcel, Eddie and Arthur. ...

Care Minister Caroline Dinenage MP has formally responded to Rainbow Trust’s open letter on sibling support which was delivered to the Department for Health and Social Care ahead of international sibl...

Death and dying is still a taboo topic because people are fearful of how to tackle it. This feeling is exacerbated when it’s a child that has died or is nearing the end of their life. Rainbow Trust ...

Rainbow Trust’s call for sibling support to be valued and funded more highly was delivered by siblings to government ministers in person this week. Siblings Hannah, Rose and Eddie, along with Rainbow ...

A child’s life changes dramatically when their brother or sister is diagnosed with a serious illness. We know from speaking to siblings we support that their lives can be turned upside down, while par...

Emotional and practical support for seriously ill children and their families, and the need to support their siblings, were among the issues raised by MPs in parliament on Tuesday. In a wide-rangin...