About Us

The West Midlands Paediatric Palliative Care Network brings together providers, commissioners and other interested organisations and individuals that work in paediatric palliative and bereavement care in the West Midlands. Its vision is to provide a multidisciplinary, collaborative and supportive Network that, through service development, pathways, education and research, ensures accessible, equitable and gold-standard palliative care to all families.

Under the West Midlands Children’s Network, it continues to build on the objectives and work of the voluntary network, with aims to increase awareness and understanding of palliative care, foster collaboration, identify and help address gaps in service provision, and provide a supportive space for those working in palliative care. We also provide key clinical documents for the region, including the Children and Young People’s Advance Care Plan (CYPACP).

The network hosts a quarterly Paediatric Palliative Care Forum open to anyone working or interested in palliative or bereavement services in the West Midlands. There are also several working groups to help move forward work in specific priority areas, with interested members from across the region.

Get in touch

If you would like to join the Network, learn more about paediatric palliative care in the West Midlands, or have a general query, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at wmppcn@nhs.net.