Our services are available free to anyone, regardless of their background, faith, culture, personal identity, or location within the county. We firmly believe that compassionate care should be accessible to all, and we strive to ensure that our support reaches every individual and family who can benefit from it. Crucially, we also recognise that this means looking after those closest to them – the husbands, wives, life partners, children, and carers of our patients, both before, during and after death.
A huge thank you to everyone who gave their time, and financial support to St Margaret’s and continues to help us take the ‘Time to Care’ for Somerset.
Last year we:
Cared for 2,745 end-of-life patients
providing physical, emotional, and spiritual support when it matters most.
Answered 31,224 calls
that came through to our nurse-led 24-hour Advice Line and Central Referral Centre, helping patients, carers, families, and healthcare professionals who need specialist palliative care advice.
Welcomed 205 patients to our Sunflower Centres (day hospices)
in Yeovil and Taunton, helping more patients live well for as long as possible.
For those well enough to live at home but travel, our day hospices provide a range of services and support groups, including social activities such as arts and crafts, exercise, and music, where people can come together and share experiences.
For those well enough to live at home but travel, our day hospices provide a range of services and support groups, including social activities such as arts and crafts, exercise, and music, where people can come together and share experiences.
Made 4,784 home visits,
delivering personalised care for people facing a progressive life-limiting illness, in the comfort of their own home.
Cared for 222 patients on our In-Patient Unit
providing specialist palliative care, including complex symptom management. Our team supported many patients to return home, if that was there wish, once their pain and symptoms were under control.
Supported 544 family members and carers
offering guidance and compassion at the most challenging times. Supporting those closest to our patients is a key priority, pre, during and following the death of their loved one.
Provided spiritual care for 188 people
and offer referrals and advice that reached many more. We offer spiritual care to people of any faith to help people to make sense of their diagnosis and end-of-life journey.
Delivered bereavement support to 494 people
of all ages, helping families cope with grief, from children through to those who had lost life partners of forty plus years.
