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A £12 million appeal to build, equip and run a new building to provide hospice care for young people has got off to a flying start thanks to an amazing £6 million legacy from Southampton businessman, Jack Witham.

The building will share the charity's existing site in Sutton Scotney and will include six bedrooms with en suite bathrooms big enough to accommodate wheelchairs, specialist medical equipment and supplies, and to provide privacy, independence and dignity.

Care into Adulthood

Medical advances mean that many of the youngsters, with life-limiting ilnesses, who have grown up using Naomi House, are now enjoying life into early adulthood. As they grow older and their conditions become more complex and challenging, their need for care changes; nursing often becomes more intensive and the equipment required, larger and more sophisticated.