Facts & figures

Snapshot of services 2010

Our data shows that hospices continue to provide care and support to a significant number of people with a life limiting illness and their families and caregivers.

There are 35 hospice services throughout the country all providing a range of services depending on the needs of their local community.

To give you an idea of the size of our services nationally;

• Just over 14,400 people received care and support from hospice in 2010 – an increase of 8% on 2009.
• During 2010 nearly 127,000 community visits were made to people in their homes - an increase of 11.5% on 2009.
• During 2010 more than 9300 people volunteered their time in various roles for hospice – an increase of 31% on 2009.   
• The volunteer workforce gave over 700,000 hours to hospice during 2010. Many of the services we provide would not be possible without the support of our huge volunteer team.

Hospice is not a building; it is a philosophy of care. Our goal is to help people make the most of their lives.

We care for the whole person, not just their physical needs but also their emotional, spiritual, and social needs too. We care for families and friends as well, both before and after a death. Irrespective of where they are, this philosophy of care does not change and everything we provide is free of charge.

We believe that hospice care should be available to anyone who needs it, helping people make the most of every moment, in whatever way works for them.