It offers support to professionals, families and children and carriesout research into preventing or curing childhood diseases. WellChild'ssupport services and resources include specially-trained nurses whoprovide practical support for chronically-ill children living at home,as well as a helpline. Earlier this year the charity launched theWellChild Interactive service, a web site about children's healthissues.
WellChild offers research fellowships and specialist courses coveringsubjects such as nutrition, blindness and accident and emergency forchildren's professionals. It also looks at ways of assessing clinicaland professional skills with a view to identifying weaknesses andmaximising patient care.
Telephone 0845 458 8171; www.wellchild.org.uk.
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