ACCORD Hospice provides specialist palliative care to the community of Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire. This care is provided to over 500 patients and families each year by our multi-disciplinary team which includes our three consultants, In Patient care (8 beds) Day Care (15 places) Community Nurse Specialists (5) and a whole range of different therapies and support services. Over £2 million is required each year.

Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust cares for life limited children and their families from across the West Midlands. Acorns offers a network of care through its hospices in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester and its community team who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The charity has helped over 1100 families but it is estimated that a further 1200 families still need the support that Acorns can provide.

To Build a Children's Hospice Service for Berkshire

All Hallows Healthcare Trust owns All Hallows Nursing Home, All Hallows Hospital, and Day Treatment and Therapy Centre. All Hallows Nursing Home is situated in Bungay, Suffolk is a registered care home with nursing providing 24 hour nursing care to 51 residents aged 55 years and over. It also offers respite care and daycare services. All Hallows Hospital is situated in Ditchingham on the Suffolk Norfolk border it has 29 in-patient beds: 8 in St Edmunds House a long term care unit providing 24 hour nursing care to individuals with a Physical or Sensory disability, 19 providing predominantly post acute, palliative, GP assessment and rehabilitation care including 4 beds for individuals with complex needs and 2 beds specialising in eating disorders. Within the Hospital is a busy physiotherapy department and situated in the grounds behind the hospital, is the Day Treatment and Therapy Centre. The centre offers day care services to local people and operates All Hallows Homecare Service delivering care and domestic tasks to a wide range of people living in their own home.<p> Although the Trust has contractual arrangements with the surrounding healthcare providers and with social services it is independent and has to purchase all of its own equipment. New beds, baths, medical equipment, are among many things. To raise these funds it relies on the generosity of local people, the support from a strong group of Friends and charitable grants.

The Arthur Rank Hospice Charity supports patients, families, staff and volunteers at Arthur Rank House, the adult Hospice in Cambridgeshire. The Charity is totally responsible for funding the Day Hospice and co-funds the Hospice at Home Services as well as providing vital financial support to the in-patient unit.

Ashgate Hospice is an independent registered charity covering North Derbyshire, providing specialist palliative care to terminally ill adults and their families. Care is provided on the ward, day centre, out patient suite and at home and all services are provided free of charge. £1.8 million must be raised annually from voluntary giving.

The Ayrshire Hospice provides specialist palliative care to the community of Ayrshire. This care is provided by a multi-disciplinary team led by a Medical Director and includes In-Patient Care (20 beds), Day Care (16 places per day) and Specialist Palliative Homecare Nursing Team. Our services are provided at no cost to patients or families, but as a charity, we are heavily dependant upon voluntary donations to meet expenses.We currently require to raise, from voluntary sources, £3.2m per year.

Barnsley Hospice provides care and support for hundreds of local people each year. Our main priority is to achieve the best possible quality of life for patients with a life limiting illness, whilst supporting their families, during the period of illness and bereavement. As a specialist care provider, the range of skills we offer include, pain and symptom management, emotional support and terminal care at the end of life.

Bassetlaw Hospice has for the last 11years provided specialist palliative care and support for patients with a life limiting illness. It provides Day Care services for up to ten patients a day, and a specialist six-bed roomed in patient unit for respite, symptom management and final phase care. It makes no charge for the service and aims to offer support to both patients and their families, adding hopefully life to days, when days cannot always be added to a life.

Beaumond House Community Hospice provides high quality care for people diagnosed with life threatening or long term progressive illnesses. These services also extend to carers and families.

Every year Birmingham St Mary's Hospice cares for about 1,000 people whose lives are drawing to a close because of illness, usually cancer. The fundamental aim is to help patients to enjoy the best quality of life possible for whatever time they have left and to support families in their bereavement for as long as needed.

Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice is a charity raising funds to build a dedicated children’s hospice to serve families living in the South Yorkshire and North Midlands area. Currently in this catchment alone there are over 200 children suffering from life-limiting and terminal conditions, who are not receiving the support and care that they need.

Situated in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, Blythe House Hospice is High Peak's only day-care hospice. The principal activity of the hospice is the provision of specialist palliative care services and support for people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses and the extension of support to their families. The services we provide are free to the user but not cost free. We receive less than one-third of our essential running costs from the local Primary Care Trust and we aim to raise £6000 from charitable donations each week. A £2.50 donation will pay for lunch for one of our clients, £10 will provide art therapy equipment, £20 will pay for a complementary therapy session, £30 means someone will receive a much needed counselling session. Every donation makes a difference. Thank you for your support.

BONNIE BABIES MAKES AND SENDS TINY PREMATURE CLOTHES, BLANKETS AND SADLY BURIAL OUTFITS TO U.K. SPECIAL BABY CARE UNITS, ALSO TO PARENTS WHO NEED THEIR SUPPORT. IN 2008 ALONE THE CHARITY SUPPLIED 80,739 ITEMS TO PARENTS EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH OVER 130 HOSPITALS, PLEASE HELP TO CONTINUE THIS WORK.THANK YOU.

Bury Hospice delivers very special nursing and medical care to local men and women who are living with a life-threatening or terminal illness whilst supporting their families and carers.

The Butterfly Hospice Trust aims to purpose build and support a six-bed hospice on a four-acre site which we own, to increase specialist care treatment choices available to patients with life limiting illnesses who live in South East Lincolnshire. The services provided will be free to the user.

Butterwick Hospice Care aims to improve the quality of life for those who have a progressive life limiting illness and those close to them. To offer positive support for every challenge they may encounter during their illness and to see death as part of life's journey. A life limiting illness changes everything, moves all the parameters in your life and the lives of those around you. Butterwick Hospice Care intends to be there for those in this situation and to listen, guide and support the patients and their family. Adult patients are cared for at facilities based in Stockton and Bishop Auckland. Butterwick House Children's Hospice, also located in Stockton, was the first of its kind in the North East and is still the only one accepting children from birth to 19 and providing end of life care. Admissions are made from Teesside, North Yorkshire, County Durham and Wearside.

CHASE hospice care for children provides nursing, practical, and emotional support to families with children who are not expected to reach their 19th birthday, across South West London, Surrey and Sussex.</p> The CHASE service is committed to offering a personalised service to suit each family’s individual needs. Dedicated help is given starting immediately after diagnosis, through bereavement and beyond. This support is offered to families in their homes, their local communities and at our children’s hospice, Christopher’s.</p> The CHASE service is provided 365 days of the year at no cost to the families themselves.</p> CHASE needs to raise £4 million in every year to ensure our vital service continues. With minimal Government funding, we rely on donations to achieve this. Your help will enable us to continue to offer the full range of our invaluable services to families that need our help – letting them down is not an option!

Cherished Memories organises high- profile events and special days of family bonding for life-limited and disabled children from hospices in South East England. A recorded DVD of the day is sent onto the families, so they can look back on and remember with love and happiness.

Cherry Trees provides home from home respite care for children and young people with severe learning and physical disabilities. We recognise that these children are best looked after at home but, because of their very special needs, they require very special care, often 24 hours a day, seven days a week. <p> It’s not surprising then that from time to time both they and their families need a break. Cherry Trees is that special place, providing professional care in a safe and loving environment, where every child is valued for who they are. It is a community that values them and enables them to spend time with friends whilst their families have a much-needed break. <p> Founded in 1980 by a group of parents and doctors, Cherry Trees has become a lifeline for the families of more than100 children and young people who are regularly cared for here – for a few hours, a weekend or even a couple of weeks.

Chestnut Tree House, the only children's hospice in Sussex, cares for life-limited children and young adults aged 0-19, and provides support for their families.

The Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is a Scottish charity that provides the only hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. CHAS runs two children's hospices - Rachel House in Kinross and Robin House in Balloch - and an at home service called CHAS at Home. A children's hospice offers professional care, practical help and emotional support to the whole family, usually from the day of acceptance to the death of their child, and beyond.

<p> At Children’s Hospice South West we help and support children and their families who are living with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and we are the only organisation in the South West to provide vital hospice care to these families. Some families come to us for palliative care, some for emergency care and many for planned respite and a rare opportunity for a break away. But there’s more to it than that. We provide a loving and caring place for every member of the families who stay with us. A place where everyone can begin to forget their worries for a while, be a family again and find expert help and support in facing an uncertain future. </p> <p> Our services are free to the families who need us because we believe that nothing should get in the way of very sick children receiving the very best care. So, with little government funding, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to deliver our promise to ‘make the most of short and precious lives’. </p> <p> Children’s Hospice South West has two purpose-built hospices in the South West. Little Bridge House in North Devon and Charlton Farm in North Somerset. A third special home from home for life-limited children in Cornwall and Plymouth, is due to open in 2011 called Little Harbour. </p> <p> To find out more please visit www.chsw.org.uk or call 01271 325270 </p>

Children’s Hospices UK is the charity that gives voice and support to all children’s hospice services. There is an estimated 20,000 children in the UK who are not expected to reach adulthood. Our vision is for all these children - and their families - to have awareness of, and access to, the highest standards of hospice care and support in the location of their choosing. Children's Hospices UK is the working name of the Association of Children's Hospices which is a charity registered in England (1103795).

Compton Hospice, a local charity in Wolverhampton, is a specialist provider of palliative care and education. In collaboration with others we influence quality of life through excellence in patient care, whilst ensuring effective use of available resources.

It offers emotional support, practical help and information to the cancer community and carers throughout the north east. the organisation is volunteer led and most volunteers have first hand knowledge of cancer.

Cornwall Hospice Care provides care and support throughout Cornwall, for people living with life-threatening illnesses, their families and carers, not only in our two hospices - St Julia’s in Hayle and Mt Edgcumbe in St Austell - but also in outreach centres across the county. Last year, nearly 500 people benefited from over 7,400 bed days, receiving treatment to alleviate pain and control symptoms. The care given to patients and their families is provided free of charge, but costs us over £5 million annually (£10 a minute). Only 13% of this is funded by the government which means that we rely heavily on the generous support of the general public, donations, challenges and fundraising events. All the money we raise stays in Cornwall.

Cotswold Care Hospice helps to maximise the quality of life for thousands of people in Gloucestershire - patients and their families, living with a life-limiting illness. Their wide range of services are provided free of charge and they need to raise £1.4million every year so that they can continue caring.

Countess Mountbatten Hospice provides specialist palliative care for patients where curative treatment is no longer possible both within the hospice and in their homes and the community. Our objective is to imporve the quality of life of patients while extending care and support to their family and partners.

The Hospice provides palliative care to adults suffering from cancer who reside in the Andover area. Within its six bed in-patient unit and ten place day centre the hospice offers symptom control, respite care, terminal care, complementary therapies, family support and bereavement services all delivered in a peaceful and homely environment, believing that each person is special and every day counts.

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Cransley Hospice in Kettering provides Hospice care for North Northamptonshire. It is also the base for local Macmillan nurses who provide specialist care in the local hospitals and in patients' homes. Although within the NHS, Cransley Hospice relies heavily on charitable donations with the current requirement being £500,000 every year.

It offers a free bereavement support service to ANYONE in Scotland, regardless of their loss suffered, age, gender etc. Support is generally through one-to-one face-to-face contact, but in some areas groups are available. Support can be accessed via the helpline number. Full details of services, training and volunteering opportunities can be accessed via the Website.

The Friends Of Cynthia Spencer Hospice is a registered charity and was formed in 1990 by a few individuals; all of whom had come into contact with the Hospice when their respective husbands, wives and close family members had been patients. Since our formation we have gone from strength to strength and do a tremendous amount of fund-raising ourselves. The three main aims of the charity are: * To raise funds to help with the provision of items which are not available via the N.H.S and to buy those much needed extras for our patients. * To give support to the medical staff and patients in any way we can. * To promote awareness in the local community. The charity’s costs are minimal and therefore the majority of the funds raised are spent on patient care.

It provides support to the people of Darlington and the surrounding area by organising and running community events and by raising funds to help other charities, such as St Teresa's Hospice, in their work.

Demelza Hospice Care for Children cares for life-limited children and their families across Kent, East Sussex and South London. The services combine Demelza House, an eight-bedded hospice in Kent; Demelza Community, a hospice-at-home service based in East Sussex and Demelza South London, a new six-bedded hospice opened in April 2009 in Eltham.

Derby Lions being part of Lions International serve the local community. It raises funds to help individuals in need and also has donated to Rainbows Hospice, Derby Kids Camp, Derby Young Carers, Smoke Alarms for the Deaf, When You Wish Upon a Star and local Women's Refuge centre.

Providing specialist care and support for children with a terminal or life threatening illness. The hospice is open 365 days a year offering support to children and their families, yet as a charity only receives statutory funding for just 5 weeks. With more than £1.7 million needed each year it remains almost totally reliant on voluntary funding.

<b>The Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust</b> provides respite for children with life threatening conditions and support for the whole family at the hospice and in their own home. Our hospice called Treetops, is based in Trentham, on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent. Here we provide respite and end of life care for children from all over Staffordshire and South Cheshire that are between the ages of 0 and 19 years and have a life-threatening illness. We provide a safe, caring environment where children and families can truly feel at home. <p> A community nursing team provide respite and end of life care to children and families within their own homes. <p> Currently the Trust cares for 160 children from South Cheshire and Staffordshire. Its annual running costs of £2 million are obtained mainly from public donations.

Every day Dorothy House Hospice Care supports and cares for more than 800 families affected by cancer, and other life threatening conditions, either in the comfort of their own homes or at the hospice in Winsley. All patient care is free of charge, funded by the generosity of local people, with some contribution from the NHS.

Douglas Macmillan Hospice provides specialist palliative care for adults across North Staffordshire and bordering areas, who have cancer and other life limiting illnesses, completely free of charge . The Hospice needs to raise over £7 million each year and with no association with any national charity or organisation bearing a similar name, the Hospice is dependent upon the continuing generosity of our supporters.

Dr Kershaw's Hospice provides specialist palliative care for adults with life-threatening illnesses in a peaceful and homely environment with accommodation for 12 inpatients and 15 day places. Dr Kershaw's serves a population of 230,000 people from Oldham and its surrounding districts.

Duchess of Kent House (hospice) has 16 in-patient beds, day therapy facilities (3 days a week), out-patients and a Family Support Service (bereavement), providing palliative (hospice) care for the population of west and central Berkshire. In the last 15 years over 12,000 patients have been treated and cared-for by a team of 50 (full-time equivalent) consultants, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational and speech therapists, admin & site staff, etc. This care continues after death for those relatives who wish it through the FSS. All care is provided free of charge, according to need. As with all parts of the National Health Service there is never enough money to pay for all aspects of what we technically call ‘specialist palliative care’. This is where the independent charity Duchess of Kent House Trust comes in. Since 2002, the Duchess of Kent House Trust (independent charity) has raised £1,500,000 for the unit to pay for the Family Support Service, 2 in-patient beds otherwise not available, the dietician, chaplaincy, psychologist, aromatherapist, and equipment. Please support this local charity caring for local patients and their families. Thank you very much.

The Alexandra Unit is a Specialist Palliative Care unit serving Dumfries & Galloway with some 150,000 residents in a widespread mainly rural community covering 2,400 square miles. It is situated within the Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary and provides access to all hospital services, as well as offering a quiet, relaxed atmosphere in a homely environment. The principle aim of the unit is to enhance quality of life on a day-to-day basis. Care is provided by a multi-disciplinary specialist team, encompassing medical, nursing, social work, physiotherapy, psychology, and spiritual care specialties. The unit is bright and airy comprising of eight single bedrooms (with en suite shower and toilet facilities), a common room, outside terrace and ward kitchen. The emphasis is on offering comfort and flexibility in a warm and friendly atmosphere where patients can live as if they were at home whilst receiving specialist care. Unlike many hospital facilities, there is no restriction on visitors and many even stay overnight.

Meadow House Hospice provides Specialist Palliative Care Service in West London. The in-patients&#8217; unit and Day Hospice aim to help patients adjust to the physical, psychological and social implications of progressive illness. Specialist nurses provide palliative care at home and a family support team assists families, both practically and emotionally.

The Earl Mountbatten Hospice is the Island's only hospice. It cares for over 800 people at any one time, people who have been given a life limiting diagnosis. To continue to be able to provide free care we need to raise £2 million per year.

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) has three children’s hospice care services based at Milton in Cambridge, Quidenham in Norfolk and Ipswich in Suffolk, which also serves North Essex. EACH is a registered charity that relies on public support for approximately 72% of their required income of around £5.8million a year – this amounts to nearly £11,500 a day from voluntary donations.,p>There are an estimated 23,500 children in the UK who are not expected to reach adulthood. Caring for a child or young person with a life-threatening illness, often for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, can put a huge strain on family life. Life can become governed by the timetable of nursing and medical needs. Careers may have to be put on hold, healthy brothers and sisters can feel left out and regular family activities and holidays can be rare. During all of this, families are going through a process of grieving.<p>EACH’s three multi-disciplinary care teams help local children with life-threatening conditions and complex healthcare needs, and their families with the emotional and physical challenges they face, helping them to make the most of life. They welcome the whole family for a short break together or time to themselves in a home-from-home environment or in the comfort of their own home.

East Cheshire Hospice cares for adults with life-limiting illnesses from which there is no cure and supports those important to them. Out services are free and, with less than 23% of our costs met by government , we need to fundraise over £5,500 every single day of the year just to keep going.

East Lancashire Hospice provides Specialist Palliative care to patients suffering from life threatening illness from Blackburn Darwen Hyndburn & Ribble Valley. Care is provided by a professional specialist team which includes Inpatients Day Therapy Hospice at Home and outpatients at no cost. We currently need £1.2M to continue to operate the service annually.

The Ellenor Lions Hospices vision is to enable the best quality of life and care for adults, children and young people who are in need of Palliative Care. We seek to reduce the burden of symptoms and stress and to support individuals and families. For more information please visit our website www.ellenorlions.org or Tel: 01322 422830

Fair Havens Hospice provides respite breaks, symptom control and end-of-life care for adults living with serious conditions and illnesses such as cancer. It aims to make their journey - and that of the family - as comfortable as possible, creating special memories along the way. The love and care provided by the Care Team in the homely surroundings at Fair Havens is as special and unique as the patient. This could not continue without kind donations as it costs £2.8 million each year to keep the hospice open.

The Fantasyland Charity Fund send children with life threatening illnesses & their families to Disneyland Paris. In addition, funds are donated to hospices to help children who are too ill to travel & to assist with running costs. It costs over £800 per child per day to run a hospice. The charity supports 9 of these hospices nationwide.

Caring for Life is at the centre of our philosophy at Farleigh Hospice. Caring for the lives of individuals and their families who have been touched by cancer or other life limiting illnesses. It's about extra-ordinary people taking the time to improve the lives of others; about adding life to days, even when days can't be added to life. We are the sole provider of hospice care in Mid Essex and our huge range of services are offered completely free of charge.

The Fund raises money and awareness for children's charities and other deserving causes in the north of England.

The Five of Hearts is a fundraising consortium allowing donors to support five amazing Birmingham charities - Acorns Children's Hospice, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham Foundation, Focus Birmingham and St Basils.

The aim of Florence Nightingale House, the Aylesbury Hospice, is to provide a first class palliative care service which is accessible to the people of Aylesbury and the surrounding area. Running costs exceed £2million per year, and this year the Friends of Florence Nightingale House have pledged to provide £450,000 towards these costs.

The Foyle Hospice provides specialised care and support both in the inpatient unit and in the community, for patients with cancer and other progressive illnesses. This care also extends to the family and further ongoing support is provided for bereaved families. Foyle Hospice helps the communities of Derry, Tyrone, Donegal and Fermanagh.

Francis House is a very special hospice caring for terminally ill children. Criteria for entry into the hospice is the child has been diagnosed as having 'no cure'. It is therefore unlikely that these children will become adults, and consequently the House tries to improve the quality of their short lives.

The Friends Of Cynthia Spencer Hospice is a registered charity and was formed in 1990 by a few individuals; all of whom had come into contact with the Hospice when their respective husbands, wives and close family members had been patients. Since our formation we have gone from strength to strength and do a tremendous amount of fund-raising ourselves. The three main aims of the charity are: - * To raise funds to help with the provision of items which are not available via the N.H.S and to buy those much needed extras for our patients. * To give support to the medical staff and patients in any way we can. * To promote awareness in the local community. The charity's costs are minimal and therefore the majority of the funds raised are spent on patient care.

Friends of East Sussex Hospices raises funds for the nine hospices serving the people of East Sussex. These are: Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice Demelza Hospice Care For Children Hospice in the Weald Leo House Children’s Hospice at Home The Martlets Hospice St. Catherine's Hospice St. Michael's Hospice St. Peter & St. James Hospice St. Wilfrid's Hospice

Forest Holme is a specialist palliative care unit, which forms part of the Dorset Cancer Centre at Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Friends of Forest Holme support this 10 bedded unit through various fundraising initiatives to enhance the NHS service and improve the quality of care to our patients and their families.

To assist and help Lydney &amp; District Hospital

It provides comforts to both in-patients and out patients, eg. transport,flowers in wards and public spaces, coffee shop. It also provides library facilities and finances certain training facilities for medical staff.

'Friends' supports the first children's hospice in Belarus. It provides care at home, in-patient care and respite care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses and their families. Their services are free. Friends is run by unpaid volunteers and our chairwoman speaks Russian fluently and has a place on the hospice's advisory board.

It is a group of volunteers whose aim is to increase public awareness, raise funds and invite donations from individuals and organisations in order that additional purchases of equipment and services are provided with the aim of improving the quality of life of those cared for by the Unit.

The Friends of The Wisdom Hospice supports the work of the only adult hospice serving Medway and Swale in Kent. It makes an annual grant to Medway PCT of £384,000 towards Hospice running costs. In addition it provides extra equipment and facilities that fall outside the PCT budget.

George Thomas Hospice Care is the major provider of home based palliative care in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan and all its care and support is provided free of charge to its patients and their families. Its multi disciplinary team support up to 1000 patients and their families each year.

It provides practical care and emotional support for people with life-limiting conditions and their families. Support is also available for adults and children who have been bereaved. All services are provided free of charge to people in South West Lincolnshire.

The Mercury FM Charity Appeal supports projects, charities and community groups in the Mercury FM broadcast area. The Appeals aims are to help as many different causes as possible from children to young people, adults to the elderly. See www.mercuryfm.co.uk/charity for details

The Godalming Round Table supports worthwhile, local good causes and charities through organised fundraising events such as the Godalming Town Show and sporting events such as the Three Peaks Challenge.

GRACE HOUSE APPEAL is a charity raising funds to build a children's hospice to serve children and their families across the North East. There are over 1200 children in the region who have life-limiting and terminal conditions. These children cannot be cured and are not expected to reach adulthood.

Dean Forest Hospice is an Adult Day Hospice located in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It exists to provide care, support and improve the quality of life of people suffering from any life threatening illness, their families, carers and friends, without charge. It is totally reliant on voluntary funding.

The Greenfingers Charity creates and enhances gardens at UK Children's Hospices, which care for children not expected to live beyond 18. Gardens offer vital opportunities for peace and reflection, experiencing the outdoor environment and play. Children's Hospices cannot afford to make gardens a priority. But with your help, Greenfingers can.

The Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice cares for the residents of Greenwich & Bexley suffering with a life threatening illness. The Hospice facilities include a inpatient unit, day patient facility and various clinics including lymphoedema and breathlessness. The Hospice has to raise over £3 million a year from the community.

Grove House leads the way in supporting patients, families and friends living with cancer or a life-threatening illness in St.Albans, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead and the surrounding areas. At Grove House we believe everyone affected by cancer or life-threatening illness has the right to access specialist care to have the best possible quality of life. We help alleviate symptoms, like pain, or some of the feelings of helplessness and vulnerability, that come with life-threatening illness.

Gwalior Childrens' Hospital Charity is working to help and provide for poor, needy, destitute, disabled and underprivileged esp. children, women and old, the most vulnerable of Gwalior and Chambal region through Gwalior Hospital for Children and Women, Ophthalmic Centre, General Hospital, Rural health centres and Gwalior mobile hospital to provide a wide range of specialised medical care and health educational services in Gwalior and Chambal region, its slums, rural and remote areas. In addition GCHC supports children in existing schools and Orphanages as well runs a School for special needs and is building an Orphanage- Snehalaya to accommodate 200 of disabled and destitute children, details on http://www.helpchildrenofindia.org.uk

Gwalior Childrens' Hospital Charity is working to help and provide for poor, needy, destitute, disabled and underprivileged esp. children, women and old, the most vulnerable of Gwalior and Chambal region through Gwalior Hospital for Children and Women, Ophthalmic Centre, General Hospital, Rural health centres and Gwalior mobile hospital to provide a wide range of specialised medical care and health educational services in Gwalior and Chambal region, its slums, rural and remote areas. In addition GCHC supports children in existing schools and Orphanages as well runs a School for special needs and is building an Orphanage- Snehalaya to accommodate 200 of disabled and destitute children, details on http://www.helpchildrenofindia.org.uk

Halton Haven Hospice provides palliative care through a range of services to individuals and support for their families in Widnes and Runcorn and surrounding areas. The Hospice aims to relieve the sickness , suffering and distress of people resulting in particular from cancer and other terminal illnesses.

Harlington Hospice supports clients with life limiting illnesses in Hillingdon. Our aim is to enhance the quality of life of those who use the hospice and allow them to reach their unique potential at a time when time is precious. Services include: Day Therapy, Hospice@home, Lympoedema Clinic and Family Support. The focus is on the individual and their loved ones.

Harris HospisCare provides specialist palliative care across the borough of Bromley, Kent, for patients with a terminal illness. The specialist teams of doctors, nurses and social workers also provide support and advice to families and carers.

Hartlepool & District Hospice's free services improve quality of life for terminally ill adults, responding to each person's unique needs in ways which place the highest value on respect, choice and empowerment. By offering a support system we help families cope practically and emotionally throughout their difficult journey.

Have a Heart is the charity for Heart radio. <p> This year Have a Heart will focus on building a better future for the children living in our communities, those who are vulnerable, face adversity, are living with a disability or illness and are deprived of the childhood that every child deserves. <p> Have a Heart will specialise in funding local grass roots projects, raising funds in your communities, through your local Heart radio station – making a difference together to make life better for our children.

Haven House Children&#8217;s Hospice is a charity providing on-going holistic care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. It embraces the needs of the child&#8217;s family from the point of diagnosis through to post death care. Their commitment is to enable children to live life as fully as possible in a warm and caring environment.

Havens Hospices provides respite breaks, symptom control and end-of-life care for adults and children living with serious illnesses or conditions. It aims to make their journey - and that of the family - as comfortable as possible, creating special memories along the way. The love and care provided by the Care Team in the homely surroundings at Fair Havens Hospice and Little Havens Children's Hospice is free of charge. This could not continue without kind donations as it costs £5.1 million each year to keep the hospices open.

Hayward House is a Palliative Cancer Care Unit, a &quot;hospice within a hospital&quot;. It is dedicated to relieving the suffering of progressive cancer which can be physical, emotional, social or spiritual, and involves both the patients and the family. Patients with motor neurone disease and their families also receive support from the Unit.

The Heart of Kent Hospice is a specialist palliative care unit whose aim is to provide expert care and support to patients with advanced cancer, motor neurone disease and other life threatening illness when curative treatment is no longer possible.

Help the Hospices is the leading charity supporting hospice care throughout the UK. We want the very best care for everyone facing the end of life. <p> The majority of hospice care in the UK is provided by our member hospices. Care is given free of charge to the patient and their friends and family. It can be at home, in the hospice and in the community and can be for days, months or years.

The Helping Friends Foundation's purpose is to support a variety of cancer-related projects that have helped and will help a broad network of family and friends. It focuses on fulfilling entire projects, which although extremely important in nature, can often be overlooked with regards to funding.

We provide relief of sickness and the prevention of illness and suffering in Muheza District and adjacent Districts in Tanzania by: 1)Providing books, information and visits of health workers between Herefordshire and Muheza District; 2)provision of support to Hospice services; 3)providing help with diagnoses; 5)donation of equipment, drugs, etc to Muheza Hospital and District.

Herriot Hospice Homecare aims to support patients with life-limiting illness and their carers in their own homes. The charity offers a range of services including sitting, driving, befriending, aromatherapy in the home and patient grants. Herriot Hospice Homecare provides personal care in the home, through a team of dedicated Healthcare Assistants with specialist training in palliative care, for those patients in the last few weeks of life who wish to die at home. All services are free of charge.

Highland Hospice is the only hospice serving adults with incurable life limiting disease in the Highlands of Scotland and is acknowledged as the centre of specialist palliative care expertise in the region. A full multidisciplinary team is employed to provide true holistic care and comprises medical and nursing staff, occupational, physio and complementary therapists, a chaplain and family support workers. The Hospice currently provides a 10 bed In Patient Unit in Inverness and a Day Hospice on the same site. The Hospice also provides bereavement counselling for relatives, a 24 hour telephone helpline and education and training for other healthcare professionals to enhance their ability to provide palliative care in their own communities. Highland Hospice relies on the generosity of the Highland community to raise the more than £42,000 that is required every week to keep the services going and to ensure that an exceptional quality of care continues to be provided.

It raises money for four hospices in Sussex: St Barnabas House in Worthing, St Wilfred's in Chichester, St Peter and St James in North Chailey and The Martlets in Hove.

The Charity receives donations from patients and the general public and aims to utilise them primarily to enhance the welfare and amenities of patients and staff above and beyond the levels normally funded by the NHS

Hope House is a children's hospice organisation providing care for terminally ill children and support for their families. Hope House has two hospices - at Oswestry, Shropshire and Conwy, North Wales - and also offers care in the family home. Support and counselling is offered to parents and other family members for as long as necessary.

Hospice Africa promotes palliative care (pain control in terminally ill cancer patients) in sub-Saharan Africa, using oral morphine. The work in Uganda started in 1993 and continues in Kampala, Mbarara and Hoima. Currently, palliative care projects are also being supported in Malawi, Cameroon and Nigeria. See www.hospiceafrica.org.

Hospice Aid delivers direct support to hospices across the country through grants to assist in their daily existence. Funds will be provided for equipment or for day to day running costs to enable hospices to continue to provide specialist palliative care to their local communities.

Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland provides a specialist at home nursing service to those suffering from life threatening illnesses. In addition it also provides a Lymphoedema Service, Occupational Therapy, Complementary Therapy Service and a Bereavement Support Service. All nursing and support services are provided free of charge to patients their families and carers in North and East Cumbria including the City of Carlisle.

Hospice at Home West Cumbria provides nursing and medical care at home for patients with a life threatening illness. It also provides Day Centres; Drop In Centres; a Befriending Service; and a specialised Lymphoedema Service. Its services are provided free of charge to patients and their carers living in the West Cumbria area.

Since 1991 Hospice Care Kenya has helped hospices in Kenya by supporting their provision of palliative care to patients dying from terminal illnesses, including HIV/AIDS. Qualified doctors and other health professionals bring care and comfort to those who would otherwise suffer. HCK's priorities are staff training, provision of drugs, and vehicles for medical staff to make home visits to patients.

Hospice in the Weald provides specialist palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses, and support and counselling for their families.The Hospice covers an area of 400 square miles in West Kent and the north of East Sussex, supporting a population of 300,000.

The Hospice aims to bring peace, comfort and dignity to patients and families facing the crisis of serious illness. We offer assessment and skilled clinical care, respite breaks, home support, day care and bereavement support. Care is free of charge and a flexible and individual approach is made.

St Mary’s is the dedicated provider in South Cumbria of comprehensive specialised supportive and palliative care for people with life-limiting conditions. Our facilities and services are available to all adults who are facing the end of life, and to their families, carers and the bereaved. Patients with life limiting illnesses are cared for at the hospice, as in-patients, or by attendance at day clinics or therapy sessions, and – increasingly – at home. We care for patients facing the end of life, regardless of diagnosis, and for those who love them. Our holistic programmes address the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of patients and carers. All St Mary’s care is provided free of charge, but it is not cost free. Just to maintain our current services costs around £2.2 million a year, of which we have to raise £1.8 million from our supporters.

It provides free specialised care for adult patients with incurable illnesses and support to their families from Ellesmere Port, Chester and Deeside. It has a multi-skilled care team who provide pain and symptom management and respite care so each patient can live life to the full within their capabilities.

The Hospice promotes the relief of suffering through the provision of specialist palliative care in patients homes, 24hrs a day, 365 days per year. The team comprises a doctor, specialist palliative care nurses and social workers, complementary therapists, volunteers, fundraising and administration staff.

HospiceCare North Northumberland was established in 1995 to help meet the needs of local patients and their families. Our services were developed specifically for the people in this region - and they are all provided free of charge. We provide and continue to develop specialist palliative care to patients with advanced progressive illnesses, which address their physical, emotional, social and psychological needs. Patients find care and support in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere at both of our centres and within the community.

Hospices of Hope work to improve the quality of life for terminally ill children and adults in Romania and surrounding countries through increased provision and access to hospice care services and training.

Hospiscare provides free and specialised nursing to the terminally ill in Exeter, mid and east Devon. It looks after 700 patients at any one time, supporting patients in their own homes and in its hospice. It relies on the generosity of the community to provide this vital service.

The Iain Rennie Hospice At Home is a charity providing specialist nursing care which enables patients of all ages to stay at home during the final stages of any terminal illness.

Imran Khan Cancer Appeal raises funds for the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital founded by Imran Khan in Lahore, Pakistan. The National Health Service does not provide cancer treatment in Pakistan and as a result poor people die without proper diagnosis/treatment. Join us in the fight against cancer in Third World Countries.

The ING Charitable Trust supports the charitable activities of the London branch of ING Bank NV and in particular acts as a conduit for charitable donations by people sponsoring ING employees taking part in the London marathon

Ipswich Hospital is a National Health Service trust providing hospital-based healthcare to more than 326,000 people who live in and around Ipswich and east Suffolk. We believe very strongly that this hospital belongs to the community, and our community plays a vital role in the life of the hospital.

Isabel Hospice is a charity providing care for patients and their families living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses in Hertfordshire in the Welwyn Hatfield & East Herts Districts and Broxbourne Borough, providing Home Care, Day Care, In-patient Care and Family Support. All the services are provided free of charge.

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Jersey Hospice Care provides an invaluable support to those suffering from Cancer and Motor Neurone diseases, as well as providing counseling and support for their families. In addition to palliative care and a community bereavement service, Jersey Hospice Care offers a comprehensive range of therapies to patients, including lymphoedema therapy, physiotherapy, reflexology, acupuncture and aromatherapy.

The Jessie May Trust provides nursing care at home for children with a terminal illness in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire areas. The charity receives no statutory funding and so relies totally on voluntary contributions to fund its service.

To apply funds towards the relief of sickness amongst persons suffering from cancer, either through research, hospice care and nursing.

Our overall aim is to affect our local community in a positive manner. It is our aim to improve the quality life for those who suffer from terminal illnesses, their families and those who care for them. The Johnathan Wenborn Trust stands for Better Quality of Life.

Our overall aim is to affect our local community in a positive manner. It is our aim to improve the quality life for those who suffer from terminal illnesses, their families and those who care for them. The Johnathan Wenborn Trust stands for Better Quality of Life.

The Hospice Trust relies entirely on fundraising and donations to support the provision and development of specialist palliative care services, which include a 12-bedded in-patient unit, day care services for 60 patients weekly and a hospice at home service.It is responsible for the recruitment and management of voluntary services.

St Joseph's Hospice Association cares for terminally ill people from South Sefton and Merseyside. It also supports hospice projects in Honduras, Peru and Guatemala

The J’s Hospice Charity was founded by Denise Whiffin in 2004 in memory of her late son Jonathan who suffered from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy he died in January 2002, aged 19. <p> Throughout the United Kingdom there are thousands of people aged of 18 to 40 with life limiting conditions that could benefit from our services. At present there is one hospice in the United Kingdom specifically for this age group. The J’s Hospice Charity is striving to raise £5 million to build the first stand-alone hospice in the United Kingdom for this age group it will be built in Essex, primarily for people from the East of England. It will have 10 ensuite bedrooms and facilities for recreation, entertainment and study in a relaxed environment, together with accommodation for families and friends. <p> We have just secured funding from the Mid Essex Primary Care Trust to set up Outreach at Home. This service will offer care, support, short home respite, end of life care and bereavement support in the home to 18 to 40 year olds, including their families, friends and carers. We will need to raise £150,000 a year to keep Outreach running and this cost will increase as the service grows. <p> The J’s Hospice Charity is looking and acre of land in Essex to build the hospice it is estimated that £5 million will be needed to build, furnish and equip the hospice with a further £2 million a year to run it. <p> For further information email info@thejshospice.org,uk.

Julia's House, the Dorset Children's Hospice, provides respite care and support to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families through a dedicated team of community carers, nurses and other professionals working within the families own homes or at Julia's House in Corfe Mullen.

Katharine House Hospice provides free care services for local people faced with an illness that cannot be cured. Our aim is to enable our patients and those close to them to live as fully as possible. We do this by addressing all aspects of the illness, not just the physical ones. All our patients are unique and we help them to feel treated like an individual and not an illness. We rely heavily on donations to raise the £1.72 million needed to run the hospice each year.

KHH provides palliative care for an area covering a community of about 140,000 people. It includes an in-patient unit, a day hospice, specialist nurses for home visits and a bereavement team. The contribution of 350 volunteers is vital. All the hospice services to patients are free of charge. Every donation is highly valued.

Provides assistance and relief to sick children and/or their families in Kent & East Sussex, by way of financial support for travel to and from hospital,accomodation costs, or relief by way of short term breaks etc. It works only through referrals from local social services and children's hospices.

The aim of KEMP Hospice is to enhance the quality of life of our patients their carers and families living in Wyre Forest, Tenbury Wells and surrounding areas. Many patients are suffering from cancer, but we offer help to patients, families and carers dealing with all forms of life-threatening illness and those with end of life care needs.

The objective of Kilbryde Hospice Appeal is to raise funds by voluntary donation to establish a Hospice for the people of South Lanarkshire. Increased Palliative Care is essential for Lanarkshire to support terminally ill patients and their families It is very grateful for the generosity of Local Businesses and the Public for &#163;1.5 million already donated.

Kirkwood Hospice provides specialist care for those people in Kirklees facing life-threatening illness, respecting individual needs and wishes and caring for each person to help them achieve the best possible quality of life. Families, friends and carers are offered additional support and help during the patient&#8217;s illness and in bereavement.

This charity raises money for a variety of causes within the Canterbury and Coastal areas supporting amongst others the terminally ill, diabetes sufferers and the Cathedral restoration project. Each year the incoming Lady Mayoress with the assistance of the trustees will choose the charitable purposes to be supported during that year.

Lakelands provides specialist palliative day care and support services for up to one hundred patients per week. Our aim is to enhance the quality of life for those in need and their loved ones at a time of crisis and beyond in an environment that provides tranquillity, support and care.

Nursing care at home for the terminally ill in the Chipping Norton area.

to raise funds for patients and visitors at rbh hospital

Leo House supports life-limited children and their families

Lewis-Manning is a voluntary hospice providing free palliative care to over 600 local people each year living with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. It runs an outpatient lymphoedema clinic (for the swelling of a limb, sometimes caused by cancer /treatment of cancer) and a breathing clinic (to relieve breathing difficulties due to cancer of the lung).

Lindsey Lodge Hospice provides both day and residential care for adults in North Lincolnshire affected by life threatening illnesses such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease. This care extends to bereaved families.

Little Havens Children's Hospice provides respite breaks, symptom control and end-of-life care for youngsters living with serious conditions and who are not expected to reach adulthood. It aims to make their journey - and that of the family - as comfortable as possible, creating special memories along the way. The love and care provided by the Care Team in the homely surroundings at Little Havens is as special and unique as the child. This could not continue without kind donations as it costs £2.3 million each year to keep the hospice open.

LOROS provides specialised palliative care for terminally ill patients and their families along with a wide range of vital supporting services, free of charge. LOROS strives to improve quality of life by alleviating stress and pain and providing for the specific needs of the individual. Physical, emotional and spiritual support is given to patients and their families.

We are an evolving charity developing services for individuals with incurable diseases, particularly those at the end of their lives with complex care needs. We currently provide a Hospice Day Care and a Home Support Service (Palliative Care) which includes domestic cleaning and sitting. In the near future we aim to provide an impatient Hospice service in Louth

Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing totally free, to give terminally ill people the choice of dying at home supported by their families. Your local Marie Curie Hospice actively promotes quality of life for people with cancer and provides support for their families. The services are completely free to patients. World class scientists at the Marie Curie Research Institute are investigating how cancer develops to find better ways of treating the disease in the future.

<p>The Rotary Clubs of Marlow organise the biggest and best charity Santa’s Fun Run in the region – this year’s event is on Sunday 6th December. Full details are on our website at: www.santasfunrun.org.<p/> <p>Help us to support this year’s lead charity “Youth in Marlow” by setting up your very own sponsorship page and emailing friends, family and colleagues to support you. <p/> <p>With thanks<p/> <p>The Marlow Santa’s Fun Run team<p/>

Primarily it aims to advance the education of the public in particular young musicians in the musical arts from any country in the world through public performances, msical programmes, workshops, bursaries, grants, etc. It also raises money to aid Marie Curie Cancer centres bring comfort to those with terminal cancer.

The Mary Ann Evans Hospice is a very local charity providing special care to local people in Nuneaton, Bedworth and North Warwickshire who are living with a life limiting illness, mainly cancer.

Mary Stevens Hospice provides specialist palliative care to all members of the community of the Dudley Borough including parts of South Staffordshire, Wyre Forest, Hereford & Worcester and Sandwell. Supporting adults who have a non-curative illness such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, Parkinson's disease, cardiac disease, HIV / AIDS.

Michael Sobell House is the hospice and specialist palliative care centre based at Mount Vernon Hospital, enhancing without discrimination, the care of patients with life limiting illnesses and providing support for their families and carers. Funding from charitable donations and must reach an annual target of £1,200,000 to maintain patient care at its current level from the In-patient unit, Day Therapies Centre, Outreach Team and Education Program. Many services at Michael Sobell House would not exist without Fundraising and Voluntary contributions from individuals, community groups, companies, charitable trusts and legacies. It is thanks to a dedicated team of staff, generous and skilled volunteers and with the boundless energy and enthusiasm of all its supporters that Michael Sobell House can keep ‘Sharing the Caring’.

Mozidia Trust UK was established to do all kinds of charity work in Bangladesh rural areas. Its main priority at the moment is to provide free health care to the less fortunate. The trust has built hospital which is now running and providing for thousands of patients a month.

Myton Hospice is the only in-patient unit caring for terminally ill people in Coventry and Warwickshire. It also has day hospices in Warwick and Rugby and runs a Hospice at Home service. All care is free. A £5 million appeal to build a 20-bed hospice in Coventry is also ongoing.

Naomi House is a purpose-built children's hospice for central southern England. Respite and terminal care are offered to children with life-threatening conditions and their families at no charge to them.

This is a local charity for local people. It provides volunteer drivers to escort patients to hospital, equipment loan,financial grants,overnight nursing care,bereavement counselling, aromatherapy,physiotherapy and hydrotherapy. It also sup[ports the Rainbow rooms and patient information point at West Berks Hospital.

It is a local charity offering free services to people in the Borough of Enfield whose lives have been affected by cancer as well as their carers and families. We are not a bedded unit, but provides a range of services aimed to help the person and their family.

Nightingale House offers a wide range of facilities to local people and their families living with life-limiting illness. Patients come from Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire and outlying areas. Each year it costs £2.2 million to run the hospice, of which £1.9 million must be found through fundraising.

It raises money in aid of cancer relief and research. Founded in 1991 it has has raised over 500k to various charities such as Teenage Cancer Trust, London hospices, Schneider Children's Medical Center and others. Noah's Ark has no administration costs and donates 100% of money raised.

The Norfolk Hospice - Tapping House provides palliative care to people with cancer, neurological and other life-limiting conditions, to enable them to live life to the full for whatever time is left. We care for over 200 people a month at the Hospice and at home. Our care is provided without charge throughout Norfolk and the Fens and it costs £1 million a year to run our Hospice. We depend on the generosity of the community to survive: 85% our costs are paid for by the individuals, organisations and groups who give generously to support our vital care.

North Devon Hospice is a local charity providing specialist care and support to those with a life threatening illness. Our focus is being there for the whole family and all our services are provided completely free of charge. Everyday we help up to 80 local people and our bedded unit means that we can provide 24-hour care to those in our community who are most in need.

North London Hospice provides free care and support to patients suffering from illnesses that cannot be cured, living within the London Boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. North London Hospice is multi-faith and aims to cater for people of all faiths, and those of none.

At Northern Ireland Children&#8217;s Hospice, caring is at the heart of everything we do. We care for over 250 Children and young people with life-limiting and life threatening conditions. Our services are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year and there is no charge. Your support is important to us as we rely heavily on legacies and donations to fund our services.

At Northern Ireland Hospice, caring is at the heart of everything we do. We care for over 3,000 adults, children and young people living in the shadow of a terminal illness both in Hospice and in the community. We look after every patient's nursing, medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs with support for the family continuing into bereavement. Our services are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year and there is no charge. Your support is important to us as we rely heavily on legacies and donations to fund our services.

Nottinghamshire Hospice is committed to ensuring the best possible care for people with advanced progressive illness, and to giving respite and support to their carers. Highly skilled professionals provide these services: the Clinical Team in Day Care and the Hospice at Home nurses in the community.

Oakhaven Hospice is a community based service providing specialist palliative care to patients facing the complex emotional, physical and spiritual difficulties arising from a life - limiting illness. It costs £2 million annually to run the Hospice, with only around 20% of these costs being met by NHS funding.

The Oliver Curd Trust is a charity which has been set up by Oliver's parents in memory of their son who sadly lost his own brave fight aged 9 in 2007. The Trust offers holiday accommodation for families affected by childhood cancer.

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR AMONGST CHILDREN, OLD PEOPLE AND DISABLED PEOPLE. THIS WILL BE DONE BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION WITH THOSE IN NEED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR WITH CHILDREN.

Since 1981 Overgate Hospice has provided specialist care for the people of Calderdale who have an advanced or progressive illness. We provide high quality care, helping to give the best possible quality of life to our patients and provide much needed support to families and carers. All our care is provided free of charge.

Keech Hospice Care is the new name for The Pasque Charity and its two hospices - The Pasque Adult Hospice and Keech Cottage Children's Hospice. Its aim is to help patients with life-limiting illnesses enjoy the highest quality of life, while providing vital support for their families and friends. All its services are provided free of charge, 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.

The Paul Sartori Foundation enables patients with cancer or other advanced illness to be cared for at home and to die at home if that is their preference. Our team of qualified nurses, health care assistants, bereavement support worker and aroma therapist deliver care of the highest standard so as to enhance the quality of life of patients, carers and families at a very difficult time. We depend heavily upon donations and fundraising activities to provide this essential care to the terminally ill.

St Johns is a parish church in the London Borough of Hounslow. Part of its mission is to support local and other charities and donations through justgiving.com will help fundraisuing for these charities.

The Peace Hospice, based in Watford, cares for people living with a life limiting or terminal illness and supports their families from across South West Hertfordshire. We provide inpatient care, day care, an outpatient service, a hospice at home, service as well as bereavement support. <p> We plan to spend £4 million this year in both running and developing our services. We only receive 25% of this amount from the Health Service with the remaining 75% needing to come from charitable contributions. All the care we provide to our patients and their families is free.

Pendleside Hospice provides for the special needs of people with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. We provide in-patient, day therapy and hospice at home services, and support for families and carers. All our services are provided free - we rely on the support of the local community we serve, and on you!

Penny Brohn Cancer Care changes the lives of people with cancer and their families. We are here to provide care, support, advice, therapy and counselling to improve quality of life and help manage the fear and devastation that a cancer diagnosis brings. Please support us and help us to continue to be there for people living with cancer.

The Phoenix International Charity is an independent initiative, raising funds for worthy causes in the UK and across the globe. In addition to supporting nominated charities on a corporate level through the sale of Phoenix Christmas cards, Phoenix Traders run their own initiatives to help raise money for many causes.

Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice offers Specialist Palliative Care to adults facing the end of their life and to those who love and care for them, serving a population of 600,000 across West Surrey and North East Hampshire. Every day we support over 100 patients and carers in their own homes, in the community and at the Hospice. The NHS covers less than 16% of our costs, which is under half the national average for hospices. This means we have to fundraise 84p in every pound the Hospice needs to spend. For that reason, we rely heavily on the support and generosity of the local community.

&#8226; To provide education and training for socially or economically disadvantaged people and those in need. &#8226; To provide relief for the aged, poor, sick, or disabled: and &#8226; To provide relief for people who are in conditions of hardship as a result of local, national or international disaster or for social or economic reasons.

To sustain, develop and deliver a full range of in-patient, day hospice, community support, bereavement and pastoral care from our hospice sites at Canterbury, Thanet and Ashford. The focus of all our activity should be the patient, families and carers.

Primrose Hospice offers help, advice and support to adults living with cancer and other life threatening illness in Bromsgrove, Redditch and the surrounding areas (Worcestershire). In addition to a Day Hospice, it also contributes towards the palliative care unit at the Princess of Wales Community Hospital and provides an at-home service.