About Our Services

To fulfil our mission statement and maximise the quality of life of people in Gloucestershire, patients and their families living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses we continually strive to refine and develop our services in order to offer quality, choice and accessibility.

The ways in which we are meeting the changing needs of the community around us, and incorporating best practice in the field of palliative care, include:

• The introduction of the Hospice at Home Service in 2000 (working in partnership with the Primary Care Teams)
• A widely varied programme of Diversional Therapies are available on a flexible outpatient basis as well as many Complementary Therapy treatments and counselling services
• The development of our Lymphoedema Service (which is fully integrated with the county-wide service)
• A multi-professional model of care within the Hospice Day Unit has been introduced which encourages rehabilitation and social support for patients at any stage of their illness
• Self supporting MS groups
• The expanding Education Programme networking with the wider community
• The majority of our services are provided free of charge within an agreed plan of care. This is regularly reviewed by the multi-professional team; other supportive care services may request a small nominal charge or donation. This is to ensure equity of access for those whose palliative care needs are greatest.

It is thanks to the trained volunteers who work alongside our paid staff and the supporters who raise the vast majority of our £800,000 yearly expenditure that we continue to provide these and many other services.

Referral forms are available here