Our Board of Trustees have now agreed a plan of action to secure our future. From the start of June, we will be undertaking an internal engagement and consultation process about these plans. We will have implemented all the changes needed to secure our future by the 1st September 2025.

We’ve chosen to maintain a smaller inpatient unit and to make some savings across our community and bereavement support services. All services will continue in some form although we will need to tighten our focus to prioritise specialist palliative care provision. This approach allows us to focus on those with the most complex needs, particularly in areas of deprivation, while preserving the essence of our holistic care.

There will be a small number of job losses. We are doing everything we can to be creative to minimise this risk, as we don’t wish to lose any of our amazing colleagues and we regret that we are having to reduce staff numbers in some teams.

We’re not alone. Hospices across the country are cutting jobs and services. But we’re better-placed than many because of the steps we’ve already taken to bring in new income. We will continue to develop our fundraising, retail, lottery, and social enterprise activities so that we are doing everything we can to take more control of our future during a particularly uncertain and volatile period.

We will share further details of our new service model once our internal engagement is complete.

In the meantime, please keep supporting us. We need you now as much as ever.