About St Luke’s Hospice
St. Luke’s Hospice is a charity proving compassionate palliative and end of life care to people whose illnesses are no longer curable. We deliver care to ensure dignity and empower people to make the choices they want, from the moment they are diagnosed.
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St Luke’s Hospice
It’s a little bit of fun that will make a BIG difference to local families, for just £5 per month!
Help fund vital hospice services locally
By kindly choosing to play the Local Hospice Lottery each week, you are helping us to continue delivering our vital services to patients and their families. These include:
Inpatient Care
There are many reasons why time spent on the In-Patient Unit might be a suitable option; for respite, support with symptoms, help with pain management or for some time to put things in place to return home. Our Hospice also provides end of life care.
Care at Home
‘Hospice Community Services’ are available in people’s place of residence. Two thirds of Hospice community patients never visit St. Luke’s Hospice and are able to experience specialist care and support where they live, including in care homes.
Support and Advice
If you live in Basildon and Thurrock and have a life-limiting illness our OneResponse telephone line provides support and advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are a variety of other support options we provide patients and their loved ones including Physiotherapy, Lymphoedema care, Support for Carers and Complementary therapies.
Outpatient Care
Our Clinical Outpatients care offers convenient, accessible and specialist clinical procedures and palliative care, in a relaxed environment with appointments to meet wellbeing and lifestyle needs.
Bereavement Support
Our specialist teams offer bereavement support to adults living with life-limiting illness, from diagnosis through to end of life or into survivorship. Bereavement support is also available to those who may have experienced a bereavement within the last 3 years due to life limiting illness or to children and young people up to 19 years of age, who are experiencing a bereavement or have a family member or friend with a life limiting illness.
Your money will be well spent locally
In 2023, £13,644,000 was raised from tickets purchased by players supporting all participating hospices, with 2% spent on prizes, 12% spent on administration and management and 19% reinvested to recruit new lottery players. The remaining 67% was given to hospice care – an amazing total of £9,163,000.
St. Luke’s Hospice is one of a number of hospices throughout Great Britain supported by Local Hospice Lottery. Local Hospice Lottery will give between 60% and 80% of profits from individuals playing in support of St. Luke’s Hospice to St. Luke’s Hospice. This is expected to be at least £1,000,000 over five years from April 2024.