24-hour advice line
The Advice Line is here to provide specialist palliative care advice and support to patients, carers, families, and healthcare professionals 24 hours a day.
St Margaret’s has been providing expert end-of-life and palliative care for adults and their families in Somerset for over four decades.
As we continue to deliver holistic and compassionate hospice care, our aim will be to empower more people who have progressive life-limiting illnesses to live fully and die with dignity.
You can make a real difference to people in Somerset living with life-limiting illness. Sponsor a nurse now and help us care for our community - now and always.
The Advice Line is here to provide specialist palliative care advice and support to patients, carers, families, and healthcare professionals 24 hours a day.
95% of our care is carried out in the comfort of your own home or in the community.
With Physiotherapy, Complementary Therapy and Occupational Therapy we've tailored support for your needs.
The Sunflower Centre teams provide a holistic service, helping meet our patients’ physical, emotional and social needs empowering patients to to build coping strategies, maximise independence and increase quality of life.
There is no right or wrong way to grieve. There may also be times when you can feel emotionally overwhelmed and this is where the bereavement service can offer you appropriate support.
Spiritual care is about what gives meaning to our lives and includes love, hope, forgiveness and all kinds of emotional strength.
In our Taunton hospice, our In-Patient Unit has 12 beds for patients whose needs are increasingly complex.
The Lymphoedema Service provides specialist assessment and treatment for children and adults with Lymphoedema of any cause.
Michael shares how a timely intervention from Community Nurse, Angie, may have saved him from paralysis, and his gratitude for the care he’s received from St Margaret's Hospice.
Read Michael's story
I would recommend anybody go to St Margaret’s, I really would. My experience with them has been first class, and I wouldn’t say that if it wasn’t true!”Michael
Family-friendly Colour Run by day, adults-only Colour Festival by night. This will be a full day of community, music, and of course, colour.
We can't run ColourFest without volunteers! With a wide range of roles available, this is the perfect opportunity for anyone who enjoys meeting new people and spending time outdoors.
We have 31 charity shops across the county. Drop off your donations or find yourself a bargain!
28 prizes up for grabs each week from £10 - £1,000. Our Rollover prize could go up to £10,000!
We have around 900 volunteers and we couldn’t do what we do without them! Find out how you can get involved.
It takes £15m to run the hospice each year and £12m of that we fundraise. Every donation, no matter the size, helps us to care for those with life-limiting illnesses.
Yvonne’s story of warmth, laughter, and discovering new joys through the care and support of St Margaret’s.
From January 2026, St Margaret’s Hospice Care is set to begin a programme of improvements across its Taunton and Yeovil hospice sites, following the award of significant Government capital funding.
Richard recently died peacefully on the hospice's In-Patient Unit. Before his death, he was a devoted supporter of the hospice, speaking of St Margaret's with warmth and gratitude.
Join us for an exquisite evening of glamour, mystery and generosity at this special masquerade ball.
Join us at St Margaret’s Hospice in Yeovil for our 2026 Firewalk: an unforgettable evening where you’ll walk barefoot across a bed of glowing embers.
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about writing or updating a Will - explored in a free, relaxed information event with local experts at our Taunton hospice hub.
A look back over the past financial year recognising the challenges and achievements within St Margaret's.
Advice, emotional support, and practical guidance to help carers balance their wellbeing while supporting a loved one with a life-limiting illness.
Project ECHO brings together communities of healthcare practitioners for learning and support, with the goal of improving care through collaborative problem-solving.