Health & Wellbeing Education & Young People 2025
Noah's Ark Children's Hospice

Impact Report 2024/2025

Noah's Ark Children's Hospice supports babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families across North London. In 2024-25, 1,310 people were supported including 381 children, 539 parents and 390 siblings; 30,636 hours of clinical care were delivered; 2,147 hours of creative therapy provided (up 62%); 120 bereaved families supported; and 7,167 volunteer hours contributed. Home care visits increased 46%; end-of-life care at home grew 859%. The Cabin bereavement suite opened; second holiday lodge purchased. Hospice UK Team of the Year 2024.

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📋About

Clinical nursing and specialist care (home, community, inpatient); Family Link workers (dedicated to each family); creative therapies (music, art, drama); specialist play; hydrotherapy; occupational therapy; bereavement support (The Cabin counselling suite); family activities (66 events); Perinatal Support (Hospice Midwife); Transition service (to age 25); holiday lodges (Mersea Island); end-of-life and Butterfly Suite care; volunteering programme Custom geography from upload: North London (Barnet, Camden, Haringey, Enfield, Islington, Hertsmere)

📊Key Metrics

1,310 people supported including 381 children, 539 parents/carers and 390 siblings; 30,636 hours of clinical care delivered Key Metric 1
2,147 hours of creative therapy (up 62%); 120 bereaved families supported with 1,035 bereavement counselling hours; 172 volunteers gave 7,167 hours Key Metric 2
Home care visits increased 46% to 1,198; end-of-life care hours at home increased 859%; 179 overnight stays at The Ark (up 44%); 35 families went on free holiday Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • CQC Outstanding rating (2023); Hospice UK Team of the Year 2024; Investing in Volunteers status (one of only 2 children's hospices); Third Sector Unsung Hero Award (Housekeeping Manager Debs)
  • The Cabin external bereavement counselling suite opened May 2024; second accessible holiday lodge purchased September 2024; bereaved sibling group attendance up 94%; joint nursing role with GOSH shortlisted for Nursing Times Awards
  • Perinatal Support launched 2024 — one of only 4 hospices in UK with Hospice Midwife; Life Links young people's group launched for ages 14-18; 'Exploring Together' bereavement workshops launched; 86 staff (up from 60 in 2022); Rainbow Pregnancy Group established

📍Geography

London

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