Welcome to St. Catherine's Hospice Care
St Catherine's is based in South Ribble to the southwest of Preston close to the M6 and just a minute's drive from the western end of the M65 motorway.
We provide specialist palliative care within Central Lancashire covering the three boroughs of Chorley, Preston and South Ribble. St Catherine's helps people to live as independently as possible with medical conditions that, although they are incurable, can be treated and quality of life improved. Care is provided free of charge at home, outpatients, day therapy and overnight in the Hospice.
Our highly specialised teams are led by Consultants in Palliative Medicine and we are recognised by healthcare professionals as a centre of excellence. St Catherine's works very hard to ensure that care is provided in a personalised way that respects independence, privacy and dignity. Our services include support with non-medical issues to help reduce any worries and anxieties that people may have. We also provide help for those experiencing bereavement. In short, we are here for when it matters most.
As an independent local charity we work hard to raise awareness of our Hospice Care and to fundraise with courtesy and sincerity. To achieve this we are entirely dependent on the dedication, commitment and generosity of our staff, volunteers and supporters.
St Catherine's is known as the 'local hospice' because it is an independent charity and has been established and funded by local people since 1985. It currently costs over £4.9m to run the Hospice for a year with £1.3m coming via the NHS.
I hope that you find this website really helpful, that it provides the information that you need and if you have any suggestions for improvement that you will let us know by filling in the box below. If you want to get involved we warmly welcome volunteers and supporters of all ages.
Thank you very much indeed for your interest in St. Catherine's Hospice Care.
Stephen Greenhalgh BA, MA
Chief Executive, St Catherine’s Hospice, Lancashire
