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Self Care is Essential not Selfish

Looking after ourselves is always important, but especially in these times. Our Complementary Therapist, Sarah, provides some top tips for self care...

Fundraise for Hospiscare

From abseils to afternoon teas, and coastal walks to wing walks, there are so many ways to support your local hospice.

Our Impact

Read about Hospiscare's impact to people and their families living with a terminal illness.

SOS Emergency Appeal

We urgently need your help today to Save our Services and continue delivering our vital end-of-life care.

Men's Walk

A walk, a pint and a pasty can only mean one thing: Hospiscare’s Men’s Walk is back again for 2022! Sign up to be part of something special for your community in our charity’s 40th anniversary year and raise vital funds for your local hospice.

Current vacancies

Want to finish work each day knowing you've made a tangible difference to people's lives? Check out all our current vacancies here.

What is grief and how to help

Grief is not an illness or weakness. It is a normal and necessary experience.

Hospiscare Lottery

Play our weekly lottery for the chance to win £1,000 and help support our doctors and nurses during these challenging times.

Grandparents Day - Tribute Page

Thank you for visiting our memory wall. Please take a moment to remember, share a story or a picture, make a dedication and pay tribute to someone special.

How to Support Bereaved Children and Young People

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. Find more information on how to support a child through grief.

Kelly’s story – Why I became a Hospiscare volunteer

People come to volunteering for all sorts of reasons. For Kelly, Hospiscare holds a special place in her heart due to the care and support we gave her step-dad, Malcolm.

Carers: Looking After your Mental Health

If you care for a friend or relative with a terminal illness, you may spend a lot of your time focusing on their physical and mental health needs. It can be difficult to spend the same time and energy looking after your own mental health.

Hospiscare's will-writing scheme

Is it time to write your Will? Our will-writing service allows you to take this vital step with the support of a local solicitor, while supporting your local hospice charity.

What's all this about Gift Aid?

If you’re a UK taxpayer, we can claim the tax back on your donation. It’s worth an extra 25 pence for every £1 you donate.

Our shops

From vintage homeware to a new outfit, Hospiscare's 20 charity shops have it all. Find a bargain near you...

Day in the Life of a Hospiscare Nurse

Creating a remembrance garden

Hospiscare Mindful Moments on YouTube

Looking to build a sense of mindfulness within your daily life? Check out our new video series with guided meditations and mindfulness techniques.

Donating furniture and white goods to our shops

Do you have items of quality furniture or white goods you'd like to donate to support your local hospice charity? Look no further, all the details are here...

Body image

When illness changes the way we look it can be more challenging that we’d anticipated. The changes our bodies go through due to illness and treatment can make us feel like we’re not ourselves.

Hospice UK Report: Equality in hospice and end of life care

Hospiscare have been featured in Hospice UK's recent report on the challenges and changes to inclusion and access in palliative care. Check out pages 20-21 to read about our work improving access for people from the LGBT+ community.

How to support your loved one if you can’t visit

Finding out that a friend or family member has been diagnosed with a terminal illness is difficult news at the best of times. For many of us, our first instinct is to be with that person and support them through what is to come... but what if it's not possible to visit?

Shop online

Our shops may be shut due to the current lockdown, but you can still shop online!

Hospiscare newsletter

It's super easy to sign up and you get a monthly round-up of Hospiscare's news straight into your inbox!

Holding a birthday fundraiser - Vanessa's Story

As an infrequent Facebook user, Vanessa didn’t expect much of a response from her Fundraiser. But after a few days of her appeal going live, Vanessa had a huge surprise waiting for her on her Facebook page.

Donate

Your contribution means local people living with a terminal illness gets the support they need - THANK YOU for donating to Hospiscare

Hospiscare's Memory Tree

Every person who passes through our doors brings with them a lifetime of precious moments, and makes a lasting impression on our staff and volunteers. If you’d like to know there’s a memorial to your loved one here in Searle House, you can dedicate a leaf on our Memory tree.

Tribute funds

Set up a fund in memory of someone special, and your friends and family can also contribute.