Throughout the UK, hospices like St Teresa’s Hospice are there for people who need palliative and end-of-life care, day in, day out.
At St Teresa’s Hospice, our staff and volunteers work tirelessly to ensure that our patients are comfortable and can live well in the time they have left.
However, hospice care is about so much more than managing symptoms. At St Teresa’s Hospice, we help our patients and their loved ones to spend time together doing the things that they love. Our wonderful staff and volunteers have helped patients to enjoy movie nights, sleepovers with their children, and Christmas dinners in the summer.
Funding hospice care: why your support matters.
It costs around £3.6 million a year to run our hospice, with a daily cost of care exceeding £9, 873*. Approximately one third of our total income for 2024-2025 came from the NHS, with the rest of our income coming from fundraising efforts.
With only a third of our income coming from the NHS, in order to continue providing all of our core services free of charge to patients, their families and carers, we rely heavily on the generous fundraising efforts of our local community. This is in the form of one-off and regular donations, gifts in Wills, fundraising events, the St Teresa’s Hospice Lottery and through purchases in our shops.
Together we can expand our reach, strengthen our services and ensure that St Teresa’s Hospice continues to be a welcoming and supportive space for all who need us. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to the journey ahead as we build on our legacy of care and compassion.
*This figure is based on our 2023-2024 audit.
