Welcome

Welcome to St Christopher's Hospice website where you will find information about our services.

St Christopher's exists to promote and provide skilled and compassionate palliative care of the highest quality.
St Christopher's Mission Statement 

We are a registered charity. It costs over £14 million every year to deliver all our services.  Only about one third of our income comes from the NHS. We must raise more than £9 million to continue to delivery our patient and family services free of charge.  This balance must be raised from grants, legacies, the generous support of our local community, local businesses, trusts and through our shops. 

We rely on donations to continue caring for dying people and those close to them. Please help us to raise urgently needed funds by clicking on the Donations link below.  Thank you.

An outstanding series of concerts featuring the unique talents of internationally renowned professional musicians from around the world.

FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM JANUARY 2010 · 7.30-9.30PM

Dame Cicely Saunders Room, St Christopher’s Hospice

Thursday 7 January 2010
An evening with Robert Cohen and Elizabeth Burley

Thursday 4 February 2010
The Alba Quartet

Thursday 4 March 2010
The Manor House String Quartet

Thursday 1 April 2010
The London Cellophonic

Thursday 6 May 2010
An evening of traditional Irish music

Thursday 3 June 2010
The Fortuna Trio

Thursday 1 July 2010
‘You and me’

Thursday 2 September 2010
The African Classical Music Ensemble

Thursday 7 October 2010
The Taliesin String Quartet

Thursday 4 November 2010
The Zingaresca Duo

Thursday 2 December 2010 - NB change of programme
Joglaresa: “ Folk Carols of England and Ireland.”
Ancient and spell-binding Yuletide song ringing with echoes of winter pagan festivals. Reworkings of well-known carols.

These concerts will be held on the first Thursday of every month between 7.30-9.30pm in the Dame Cicely Saunders Room at the hospice. Tickets are just £10 and include canapés
and a glass of wine during the interval.

To reserve your place at one of these exclusive concerts, or to receive a leaflet with further details, please contact Debbie Calvert at d.calvert@stchristophers.org.uk or on 020 8768 4747 (Monday to Fri 10am-4pm). Money will be payable at the door. If you cancel a reserved place please let us know as numbers are limited.

At St Christopher’s, we recognise that when someone is very ill, everyone in the family is affected. St Christopher’s care extends beyond the treatment of physical symptoms to consider the support, emotional, psychological, spiritual and social needs of our patients, their families, children, friends and carers. 

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Barbara has been a social worker for over 30 years.  She joined St Christopher’s Hospice in 1987 and became Chief Executive in 2000.  She is founder and Director of the Candle children’s bereavement project at St Christopher’s and was Chair of the national Childhood Bereavement Network for eight years.  She is Module Leader on the MSc in Palliative Care and Policy run jointly by St Christopher’s and King’s College London.  Barbara is a well-known speaker and lecturer and has delivered training programmes across the world.  She has written extensively about psychological and social aspects of palliative care and sits on a variety of national committees supporting the development of end of life care.  Barbara is an Honorary Professor at the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University and has a long term interest in how we achieve ‘good enough’ end of life care for all.

On the announcement of the award, Dame Barbara Monroe DBE said; “I am thrilled and proud to receive this award.  It recognises the importance of good care at the end of life for everyone and the significance of the work that hospices nationally and internationally do to achieve this”

Rod Bennion, Chair of the Management Council of St Christopher’s said; “I was delighted to hear that Barbara had been appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.  She works tirelessly not only in her role at St Christopher’s but in the wider area of palliative care both nationally and internationally.  This award is richly deserved.”

Says Penny Hansford, St Christopher’s Director of Nursing:  “I am thrilled that Barbara has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. She deserves this recognition for her outstanding achievements and contribution to palliative care, bereavement services and social work. St Christopher’s is very fortunate to have someone like Barbara with her wide ranging knowledge and experience at the helm.  On behalf of everyone at St Christopher’s, I would like to congratulate Barbara on such a wonderful achievement”

We are delighted that our local newspaper, News Shopper has run a series of features on St Christopher's Hospice.   

View the entire feature series and videos here