The Louis Dundas Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital is a world-class centre of research, teaching and practice in palliative care for children and young people.

The centre is the vision of Ruth and Bruce Dundas, out of the experience of the too short life and death of their son Louis. Their experience highlighted to them the lack of research in palliative care for children and young people, and the desperate need to share knowledge within the UK and worldwide.

The Louis Dundas Centre was established in 2009 to fulfil this aim of creating a worldwide resource for palliative care, ensuring that high-quality support and information is universally accessible to help all children with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses.

With the help of many generous supporters, the centre has created the foundations of an exceptional academic unit and has expanded the clinical team at the hospital to ensure more children and families are receiving the support they need.

Find out more about the valuable work of the Louis Dundas Centre.