Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2025
Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS)

Impact Report 2024/25: The Joy You Bring to Children and Families

Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) provides palliative care to children aged 0–21 with life-shortening conditions and their families across Scotland — the only organisation of its kind in Scotland. Their 2024/25 impact report covers 419 children directly supported, 12,000 family support interventions, £1.7 million in benefits secured for families, 42,000+ volunteer hours, and a new 2026 Scottish Parliament manifesto calling for systemic improvements in children's palliative care.

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📋About

Rachel House Children's Hospice (Kinross); Robin House Children's Hospice (Balloch); CHAS at Home (nationwide home visits); specialist hospital teams in all five Scottish children's hospitals (Glasgow, Edinburgh x2, Aberdeen, Inverness, Kilmarnock); Family Support Team (social work, income maximisation, energy advice, therapeutic play, transition support); Spiritual Care and Bereavement Team (192 children and family members formally supported); Rainbow Rooms; Diana Children's Nurses; volunteer programme (42,000+ hours)

📊Key Metrics

419 babies, children and young people directly supported; nearly 2,000 family members supported with 12,000 family support interventions Key Metric 1
801 hospice admissions; 3,199 bed nights for children; 1,950 home visits; 6,398 hours of CHAS at Home care; £1.7 million in funding and unclaimed benefits secured for families Key Metric 2
42,000+ volunteer hours in 2024/25 — seventh consecutive Investing in Volunteers accreditation; three children die every week in Scotland from an incurable condition Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • £1.7 million in funding and unclaimed benefits secured for families by income maximisation team — direct financial impact for families navigating life-limiting illness alongside poverty
  • 97 new children accepted to CHAS services for the first time in 2024/25; Robin House sensory room refurbished; major capital development plan for Rachel House (now 30 years old) designed with families and architects
  • CHAS 2026 Scottish Parliament manifesto published — 'Rewriting the future of how Scotland cares for dying children' — setting out actions for the Scottish Government and Parliament ahead of the May 2026 election

📍Geography

Scotland

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