A ‘home away from home’ for families with children receiving treatment at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital had it’s officially opening on Thursday 13th September by the Mayor, Councillor Carol Ann Theobald at it’s new site at Glen Court, Abbey Road, Brighton, just opposite the new children’s hospital. It has -
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eight en-suite bedrooms
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lounge
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dining area
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kitchen
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laundry
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small patio garden.
The House provides a place for families to get some much-needed rest but still be close to their child. The accommodation is provided by RMHC – Ronald McDonald House Charities the leading provider of free parental accommodation at hospitals and hospices across the UK.
For eight years RMHC has had a long association with our Trust providing an eight-bedroom House at the old children’s hospital site.
When the hospital revealed plans to relocate to a new site in Brighton, RMHC moved too and invested £600,000 to refurbish an existing NHS Trust owned property to continue providing this much needed facility.
A further £300,000 was also invested by the charity to provide an additional ten en-suite bedrooms located on the top floor of the new children’s hospital increasing the provision of rooms from eight to eighteen.
For further details please contact: Angela Salter, House Manager, on 01273 205684.
