Charities > Princess Alice Hospice

27B High Street
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 8AX
 

Telephone

01932 859 837

• The Hospice first opened in 1985
   

• Over 19,500 patients have been referred to the Hospice since it opened
   

• Every year around 600 patients are cared for
   

• Over 40% of patients in the Hospice return home after receiving treatment
   

• Over 400 professional staff and trained volunteers enable patients & their carers to live fulfilling lives
   

• It now costs £320 per day for each in-patient 

10 mile radius from Esher, caring for a population of over 1 million people

Shop Hours

• Each year around 500 day patients, living in the community, are cared for
   

• Many complementary therapies & activities, as well as the chance to see a doctor
   

• Relatives & carers benefit from a break, even as short as a day, from the strain of looking after someone who is seriously ill
   

• It now costs £110 per day for each day-patient

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• A modern peaceful 26 bed in-patient unit with a welcoming atmosphere

• A day care centre with medical nursing and social facilities

• A Community Team who support the care of patients in their own homes

• Bereavement Counsellors who help people come to terms with the death of a loved one

• All our care is provided without charge to those concerned

• Our costs are £4million - £5million per year

• Only 20% of our funding is paid for by NHS grants

• We, therefore, rely heavily on the generosity of local people

Volunteer drivers are required to assist with transporting day patients to our Day Hospice.

Please contact Christine Peel on 01932 228645 or e-mail her at

christinepeel@princess-alice-hospice.org.uk

Applicants should be between the ages of 18 and 75 and have a clean driving license.

We operate this service within a ten mile catchment area of Esher

Can you spend 3 hours per week to help run one of our Charity Shops?

Contact Paula on 01932 222 733 for details

Local People Supporting Your Local Hospice
 

For more details of our work contact:-

The Princess Alice Hospice
Trust Ltd
West End Lane,
Esher, Surrey,
KT10 8NA

Tel: 01372 468 811

For more details of
Nation-Wide Hospice
help contact:-

Help the Hospices
34-44 Britannia Street,
London, WC1X 9JG

Tel: 020 7520 8200

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