Hospices care for the whole person, aiming to meet all needs - physical, emotional, social and spiritual. At home, in day care and in the hospice, they care for the person who is facing the end of life and for those who love them. Nearly half of all people admitted to a hospice return home again. The average length of stay is just 13 days.
Within hospices you find a range of services - pain control, symptom relief, skilled nursing care, counselling, complementary therapies, spiritual care, art, music, physiotherapy, reminiscence, beauty treatments and bereavement support.
More information is available on Hospice organisations and related case studies.
Help the Hospices is to manage the £40 million Department of Health hospice capital grant programme, which forms part of the funding for the End of Life Care Strategy in England. The aim of the programme is to fund improvements to the physical environment for adult voluntary sector hospices in England.
For further information about the hospice capital programme, see the grants pages on Help the Hospices website.
This website allows you to access information about UK hospice care and how to find a hospice along with information about international palliative care and overseas services.
The Hospice information service is for anyone with a professional or personal interest in UK and international hospice and palliative care.
The service is provided in partnership with St Christopher's Hospice.
(Help the Hospices)
Directory of Palliative Care providers, covering:
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