
Keep our beds open
Ensuring that we can keep our beds open is at the heart of this appeal

Meet Ali & Jeff

"Ali wanted to be a nurse because she loved helping people. We never guessed that some of the people Ali cared for would be the ones caring for her at the end of her life.
Not long after her fiftieth birthday, Ali started losing sensation in her right hand. In April 2022, she had a brain scan and was diagnosed with brain tumours. This was a huge shock. When we told our daughters about the diagnosis, they dropped everything, came home and became Ali’s primary carers.
We arrived at the Hospice in February 2023. Straightaway everything felt different from hospital. The staff and volunteers treated us like family, and it was very warm and heartfelt. They were not just looking after Ali; they were caring for all of us."
Meet Fay

I am Fay Richardson, Director of Care at The Hospice of St Francis.
I am incredibly proud of our team and their dedication and expertise. Because of them, coming into our Inpatient Unit means choice, and it means every decision is made with you and the assurance that you and your family will be 100% cared for.
Patients come into our Inpatient Unit when they need to come in, 7 days a week from home or straight from hospital.
20% of our patients come to receive the best combination of care and treatment or symptom management to get them back on track so they can return home. After returning home, our community team cares for them and their family.
15% of our patients are under 55. We have two inpatient studio apartments; they offer a home from home environment. We look after every aspect of the patient’s care so that their family can be a family again.
For 80% of our patients, The Hospice of St Francis is the place they have chosen to be at the end of their life, living here with us on average for 16 precious days and nights.
All of our inpatients experience a peaceful place where, like Ali, whose story features in this appeal, they are 100% cared for and can be surrounded by their loved ones
The NHS can fund 5 beds this year. To keep 8 beds open, we need £630,000 in donations. To open all 12 beds of our beds would need another £370,000.
We are launching this appeal to help keep 8 beds open.
Every donation will fund care on our Inpatient Unit care giving your neighbours, friends and family the best possible care.
We need your support to help us keep 8 beds open. Every donation will fund care on our Inpatient Unit.
Keep Our Beds Open - FAQs
We're here to help - please do if you have any questions or would like to speak with one of the fundraising team 01442 869555 / fundraising@stfrancis.org.uk
