Appeals

We depend on your donations to help us carry out our vital palliative care in the Hospice and in patient' homes. 

Every year we launch appeals to support the care of patients and families because St John's Hospice is a charity. Around 30% of our funding is from the NHS, 70% comes from people like you in our community. St John’s Hospice does not charge for the care it gives. This means we need to raise £434 per hour to keep caring.

By taking part in a St John's Hospice appeal you are directly supporting specialist palliative care on the in-patient ward, the work of the community teams who work in patient homes and bereavement support for patients and their families. Thank you.

Taking part in an appeal is easy way to celebrate the ones you love, the community you live and work in, and raise vital funds to support patient and family care.Over the years we have carried out many different appeals to support care for palliative patients and their families, from the annual Light Up a Life appeal to annual flower appeals. Sometimes we also launch appeals for specific items e.g. to help open the new Forget Me not Centre in June 2022 we carried out an appeal to help fund items to support families through their bereavements.

Whenever and how you choose to give, we greatly appreciate your support for St John's and your community.