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St Richard's Hospice provides free specialist palliative care for patients living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses and supports their families.

Each year the hospice team supports over 2,200 patients and family members in Worcestershire. Patients are cared for in Day Hospice, the 16-bed In-patient Unit or in their own homes by a specialist professional team as well as many trained volunteers.  In the In-patient Unit specialist staff are on hand 24 hours a day to manage patients' symptoms and where, if they so choose, patients may spend the last few days of life in comfort and dignity.

St Richard's is grateful for all donations towards the £5.4m they need to raise this year to continue their work.  

Facts & Figures
  • St Richard’s Hospice was formed in 1984
  • We serve a population of 288,000 in South Worcestershire and take patients from the north of the county into the In-patient Unit
  • All our services to patients and families are free
  • More than 2,200 patients and family members are supported by the St Richard’s team each year
  • St Richard’s has over 150 staff and 900 volunteers
  • We need to raise £5.4m this year to run our services
  • Approximately 32% of our funding comes from the Worcestershire NHS. The remainder needs to be raised through voluntary gifts, donations and legacies.
In Brief - latest figures from Annual Review 2011

2,258 patients and family members supported - an increase of 15% on the previous year
1,320 patients were supported by our Nurse Specialists in the community
284 new patients were admitted for the first time into the In-patient Unit
4,259 bed days occupied by patients
272 patients attended day hopsice
874 individuals were helped by the Family Support Team
Volunteers saved the hospice £904,000


Media contact:
If you are a member of the media and would like more information, case studies or images please contact Helen Griffee, St Richard's Hospice Communications Manager on 01905 763963 or email hgriffee@strichards.org.uk 
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