Sue Ryder Homes - 7 homes managed by the Sue Ryder Foundation. Every hospice relies on the support of its local community. With grateful thanks to the Hospice Information Service for permission to use information from the 2000 Directory of Hospice and Palliative Care Services in the UK and Ireland, copyright on this information remains with The Hospice Information Service . Building and opening a hospice often costs several million pounds - all of which usually comes from donations from the public, or from companies and other organisations. Once open, hospices must raise funds to cover the costs of their services.
All hospice care is provided free of charge.
This means hospices rely on the generosity of the community they serve to fund most of the costs of their care. As a total, independent hospices need 250 million a year to meet running costs - and need to raise 170 million of this, just to stand still. Hospices have always received tremendous support in their fundraising from their local communities. However, for hospices to help even more people in the future, more money will be needed from the NHS to match the goodwill and support local people give to their local hospices. To find out how you can help, contact your local hospice.