Charities - specialist hospitals and hospices

Lewis-Manning Hospice provides the highest quality supportive palliative care to adults with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses across East Dorset for free.
2012 was the hospice’s 20th anniversary and to celebrate they opened a brand new state of the art facility with beautiful views across Poole Harbour.

The National Brain Appeal* is the charity dedicated to raising funds for The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Over the last ten years The National Brain Appeal has raised more than £15 million for cutting edge equipment and research. Ten million people in the UK suffer from a neurological disorder, either from birth, through injury, or a slowly developing illness that occurs later in life. The National is one of the world’s leading centres for the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with a wide range of neurological conditions including multiple sclerosis (MS), brain cancer, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and head injury.

St. Gemma’s cares for local people who have incurable illnesses. Our aim is to control their symptoms, alleviate their pain and give them the best possible quality of life.

Care is offered through the Hospice’s In-Patient Unit, through our community team and via our Day Services, which includes a Day Hospice and Out-Patient’s department. Families and friends are also supported by specialist bereavement workers who provide support for all including children and young people.

St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Chichester, is an independent local charity. For over 20 years we have provided Specialist Palliative Care for around 10,000 people with Cancer, Motor Neurone Disease and other terminal illnesses. We provide care and support 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and at any one time we are looking after over 230 people in our community.