News & Stories

On World Social Work day, meet the hospice's dedicated social work team and learn how their work supports patients and their loved ones.

This Apprenticeships Week, we’re celebrating the learning, development and support that helps make outstanding hospice care possible, now and into the future.

Student Volunteering Week takes place from 9–15 February and is a national celebration of the passion, drive and impact of young people who choose to give their time to make a difference in their communities.

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.

St Margaret’s Hospice Care is delighted to announce that Joanna Hall has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer on a permanent basis, following her recent period as interim CEO.

Celebrating Lynn Cornish, founder of St Margaret’s Tissue Viability service, whose pioneering work transformed hospice wound care and improved quality of life for patients in Somerset.

January may be blue, but the community spirit across Somerset was anything but! On January 9, 10 and 11, fleets of vans, lorries and trucks set off far and wide with one festive mission: to collect Christmas trees in return for donations to St Margaret’s Hospice…and what a collection it was!

We're calling on adrenaline seekers, brave beginners, and long-time New Year’s Day Dippers to take on Fire & Ice: an exciting new challenge that will support local hospice care.

Take the stress out of post-Christmas clean-up this January.