We are a national charity dedicated to providing rehabilitation support for burned and scald injured children and their families as well as prevention and awareness campaigns for which there is little or no national funding.
We make a positive difference in three ways:
A burn injury is for life. Being burned or scalded as a child means years of painful treatment and in the worst cases hundreds of operations to release the scar tissue as they grow. The psychological impact of a burn injury is also immense, particularly when burn survivors reach their teenage years and have to cope with self image and self confidence issues. We are the only UK children’s charity working nationally who are devoted solely to these areas.
“Burn care rehabilitation in the UK is not offered to the same standard as in some other developed countries and some Burn Services rely heavily on charities such as CBT, to underpin the work they carry out”
The National Burn Care Standards say that the burns service should have a network of support groups where patients and their families can mix with others with similar concerns and that a children’s support group should be available where they can interact with other children with burn injuries and receive peer support.
The NHS provides good emergency care for burn and scald accidents but the post trauma or follow up care including equipment is significantly under-funded.
Our charity is the only national charity dedicated to help NHS staff to restore the child to their pre-injury condition and potential in terms of aesthetic, function and intellect and the provision of equipment is as an important element in their on-going recovery.
"The time scale for post burn injury rehabilitation is long and not infrequently requires a relationship between the care team and burn survivor of many years. The current provision of rehabilitation following severe injury remains, sadly, wholly inadequate”
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You can be part of what we do. We need your support to continue this vital work, and of course, we need your money. But it’s not just a one-way street. By making a donation you will be helping the lives of hundreds of children. And in return, you will have something to smile about, and every reason to feel as proud of your contribution as we are.
You can find out more about donating here
