St Giles Hospice

Who we are

St Giles Hospice is a registered charity founded in 1983 by the Reverend Paul Brothwell, originally to improve the care of local people dying with cancer.

We now support patients, and their loved ones, living with a terminal illness. Our dedicated team provides individually-tailored care, free of charge, either at the hospice or in patients’ own homes across our communities.

We spend close to £10 million a year providing our specialist services. With just 18% of this funded by the Government, we rely heavily on donations and income generation from the local community.

Our culture and values

Our vision: A world where everyone has fair access to specialist palliative and end of life care.

Our purpose: To provide specialist palliative and end of life care for our community. We listen to our patients and their loved ones and work with health and social care partners to make things better for those living with a life limiting illness. We support families and loved ones with all aspects of terminal illness, death and dying. We provide specialist advice, support, education and training for healthcare providers and our communities, to improve understanding of hospice care.

Our values: 

• We care
• We are trustworthy
• We work together
• We are creative
• We take pride