# Ronald McDonald House UK

> We provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need medical care.

Ronald McDonald House UK is an independent UK children’s charity. It gives families a free place to stay within walking distance of partner NHS children’s hospitals while a child is seriously ill or injured. The registered name published for gifts in wills is Ronald McDonald House UK. A news headline on the site also uses Ronald McDonald House Charities UK.

- [Who We Are](https://ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/): States the purpose of the charity, why families need a House, and that it is independently funded.
- [Our Houses](https://ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org.uk/support-for-families/our-houses/): Lists all 14 Houses, the hospitals they serve, what a stay includes, and how referrals and day passes work.
- [Support for Parents and Carers](https://ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org.uk/support-for-families/support-for-parents-and-carers/): Explains how a hospital team refers a family, how rooms are offered, and what a Day Pass is.
- [Advice for Healthcare Professionals](https://ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org.uk/support-for-families/advice-for-healthcare-professionals/): Describes when to refer, that referrals must come from hospital staff, and how each House allocates rooms.
- [Our Impact](https://ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org.uk/about-us/our-impact/): Publishes family-support figures, the 2025–2030 Impact Strategy, and annual reports from 2020 to 2024.
- [Stories](https://ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org.uk/stories/): Index of named family stories, including Harlow, Emily, Melly, Dennis, Hannah, Benji, Cordelia, Tobechukwu, Mason, Fatima, and Leo and Dexter.
- [Fundraise](https://ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org.uk/get-involved/fundraise/): Gives the published cost of a night for a family of four, the 2025 average length of stay, and how to register fundraising.
- [Contact Us](https://ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org.uk/contact-us/): Publishes the East Finchley headquarters, the Sutton Coldfield donations address, phone, supporter email, and press contacts.