Patricia Brayden, our Medical Director, shares her thoughts on the Government’s recently released 10 year plan for the NHS. “I was encouraged to see that the NHS intends to work with patients, [...]
Alex Heminsley, best selling author and journalist, is calling on people to lace up their trainers and support St Catherine’s Hospice by running for them in the London Marathon. Here, she shares [...]
There’s a multitude of reasons for challenging yourself to a trek in the Lake District this year, whether you are an adventure lover who enjoys breathtaking landscapes, you want to be part [...]
After a festive period full of food, family, friends and merriment, the time has finally come to return to reality. The ‘season of giving’ has come to an end and whilst most of the gifts we [...]
Thanks to your support, St Catherine’s Hospice is there to help local terminally ill people and their families across the Christmas period. Here, Liz, shares how the hospice helped her and her [...]
Our community supports us in all kinds of wonderful ways. Iris recently stayed on one of our wards and told us how the hospice has really helped her and her family. She also told us how she and [...]
Wendy Buckingham spoke at our Tree of Light service about the care her husband, Ken, received from our hospice. We wanted to share her moving story with you. “I remember it well. It was the 26th [...]
With Christmas fast approaching, people’s thoughts inevitably turn to financial matters and the extra cost the festive season brings. We know that when people are living with a terminal illness, [...]
Around 900 people came together to remember someone they love at our Tree of Light service on Sunday (9 December). The service, which gave local people a chance to hang personalised dedication [...]
Today is International Volunteer Day. This is a chance for charities and volunteers to celebrate their invaluable contributions to the local community, as well as raise awareness of the [...]
