There are several ways of finding out what is on the site and of going to the page you require.

Go to the site map to see exactly what topics we cover.
Start at the homepage and browse through the site by clicking on the left-hand section headings. Or you can expand (and contract) the left-hand section headings by clicking on the small expand and contract icons.

What information does the website contain?
How secure is this site?
The text size is too small. How do I enlarge it?
What is a PDF file and how does it work?
If I want to search for something, how do I do it?
I'd like to make comments about the website, how do I go about it?

The site is split into seven main areas:

Home tells you about us, our origins, where we are geographically located and how to contact us.

Our Services provides information of the services we offer to the community, our patients and clinical professionals.

Get Involved gives details on the various ways you can help us in our work, be that volunteering time or skills, money, goods or even joining us in a paid position.

Press Office. Visit this section to read press releases, any breaking stories or to download newsletters and reports.

What's On. In this section you can read about events taking place near you, or opportunities for volunteering locally.

Utilities. This section of the website is home to all those little odds and ends that make a website more useful (as well as being a place to put the legal statements).

We use a secure server when people submit financial details. This ensures their transactions are private and protected. We also take appropriate measures to ensure that the information disclosed to us is kept secure, accurate, up to date and kept only for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used.

PC
Netscape Navigator: Go to View in your browser and select Increase Font from the drop down menu.

Internet Explorer: Go to View in your browser, then click Text Size and select the size you require from the drop down list.

Mac
Internet Explorer and Netscape v.7: Go to the View menu and select Text Zoom (on Internet Explorer v.4 this option is called Text Size). You can increase or decrease your font size by clicking on 'Larger' and 'Smaller' or by using the percentage range given.

Netscape v.4: Go to the Edit menu. Select Preferences, then Appearance then Fonts. Here you can use the drop-down menus to set your font size.

PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It enables you to maintain printed documents in a computerised form, without the font, images, graphics, and layout being affected. PDF files can be viewed using Adobe's Acrobat Reader. You can download Acrobat Reader free of charge from the Adobe website. Visit Access Adobe to find out how people with visual disabilities can get the most from this software.

As from the 6th December 2005, this website has been augmented with a new search facility. Simply enter the word(s) you wish to search for in the box on the left and click on the 'Search' button.

Please write to the Web Master at the main Hospice address or alternately use e-mail: