Health Charities That specialise in Hospice

To provide, free of charge, the highest quality supportive and end of life care to patients with life limiting illnesses, along with love, care and support to the families and carers during illness and continuing after bereavement. Hospice services also support patients newly diagnosed with a life limiting illness through treatments aiming for a full recovery.

Provision of holistic day therapy, outpatients, including lymphoedema care, bereavement support, carer support, home care, equipment loan, information and telephone support to communities in North, West and mid Norfolk and surrounding areas

The Charity supports the work of Florence Nightingale Hospice through total funding of specific services such as the Children's Hospice at Home, Day Hospice, Lymphoedema service, and part-funding of inpatient nursing, Nightingale 24/7 service and community palliative care nurses. We raise £790,000 per annum through donations, fundraising, gifts in a will, shops and a local hospices' lottery.

To provide specialist palliative care for patients with life-limiting illnesses from North Lincolnshire.

To care for and support children with life limiting and life threatening conditions and their families, resident in South Yorkshire, some parts of North Lincolnshire, North East Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire

To operate the Prince of Wales Hospice, Pontefract as a centre for specialist palliative care available and accessible to all from the local community and particularly the five towns area east of Wakefield.

St Cuthbert's Hospice promotes the relief of sickness of persons from Co Durham and NE England suffering from a life-limiting or other illness, provision of care and support to their families & carers, and the advancement of health and education by the promotion and development of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours which enable people to prepare for death and/or live with life-limiting illnesses.

Runs a hospice in Thornton near Liverpool to care for terminally-ill people and raises money to support and sustain it.

Barnsley Hospice is a registered charity providing quality Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care to all adults in Barnsley, as well as their family and friends. Our aim is to be passionate in our delivery of specialist palliative and end of life care, but in an effective and efficient manner, which makes a big and positive difference to our patients, their family and their friends.

Provision of hospice care for children aged 0 to 5 years. This may be extended to age 7 if there is a clinical or social need

Hospices of Hope works through its partner organisations in Romania and the surrounding countries to relieve the suffering of terminally ill adults and children by increasing access to palliative care. The charity encourages the hospice movement through education, innovation, advocacy. The charity doesn't work directly with its vulnerable beneficiaries, the model is to support local organizations.

The Grand Appeal supports Bristol Children's HospitalThe Cots for Tots Appeal supports St Michael's Hospital BristolWallace & Gromit's Children's Charity supports children in hospitals & hospices nationallyGromit Unleashed: a charity event for the Grand AppealShaun in the City: a charity event for the Grand Appeal & Wallace & Gromit's Children's Charity

Established in 1980 Alice House Hospice is an independent registered charity providing free specialist palliative care for adults diagnosed with severe and progressive life limiting illnesses. Registered as Hartlepool Hospice Ltd (known locally as Alice House Hospice and formerly Hartlepool & District Hospice), is a charity within England and Wales.

Support people affected by life limiting illness, by providing Day Therapy meeting social, clinical & emotional needs through 7200 places. Hospice @ Home 40,000 hours pa so people die in preferred place. Care for the bereaved and Carers. Generating income through 12 shops and fundraising activities to provide services free of charge.

The advancement of health for the public benefit by maintaining a Hospice and services for the relief of pain, the treatment of symptoms and the spiritual welfare of those requiring palliative care.

Provide specialist palliative and supportive care for the residents of Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley. We aim to enhance the quality of life for people who have a life limiting illness and their families. Access to our facilities is free, whether in the hospice, the community or in their own home. Specialist resources are also available to other providers of palliative care

The Lewis-Manning Hospice offers palliative care for local people living with cancer and some other life threatening illnesses. The services offered by the hospice are day hospice, lymphoedema clinic and breathlessness clinic.

The provision of palliative and respite care to day and residential patients in a hospice environment for the people of North East Wales and providing support to our patients' families.

Our facilities are available free to all terminally ill patients, regardless of the nature of the disease. We are non-denominational and respect the different cultures of all. We believe that a person has the right to choose where they die - in hospital, hospice or at home. We look at the whole person and take into account their physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs.

To enable people living in the later stages of any life limiting illness to die at home with dignity, independence & surrounded by their loved ones if that is their choice. Services include, hands on care, equipment loan, physiotherapy, complementary therapy, counselling, bereavement, a Clinical Nurse Specialist, training & advanced care planning. Services are free of charge, 24/7, 365 days a year

To relieve sickness and pain among persons who are suffering from any chronic or life-threatening illness in Cardiff irrespective of race, colour or creed and to provide moral and spiritual support to the relatives/carers of such patients. In furtherance of such objects to provide counselling, educational, administrative and fund raising activities and facilities.

The charity's activities are the operation and provision of palliative care facilities and services for patients suffering from life threatening and limiting illness; along with related education into palliative care.

The object of the Charity is to promote the relief of persons who are suffering from any chronic or terminal illness or any disability or disease attributable to old age or from any other physical or mental infirmity disability or disease and of families of such persons in such ways as the organisation shall from time to time think fit.

1. Pastoral community work and chaplaincy work - Voluntary servicewithin the Church and local community, chaplaincy ministry in prisons,hospitals and hospices.2. Ministry within Social Services teams - Work with Social Services andagencies within the voluntary sector.3. Residential care services for our elderly Sisters at St Euphrasia?s CareHome, Blackley, Manchester.

TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE CAUSES INCLUDING CHILDREN'S HOSPICES