Founded by Dame Cicely Saunders in 1967 St Christopher’s is widely recognised as the first modern hospice
St Christopher’s is a registered charity
It costs £21 million each year to maintain our services. All our services to patients and families are free
We need to fundraise £15 million every year
We provide care and support for people across the 5 London boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark
St Christopher’s has 581paid staff working across our sites and in the community
We have over 1,150 amazing volunteers
We have 19 high street shops across South East London, staffed largely by volunteers
We had over 2.2 million items donated to our shops last year
Our extensive day care services include specialist clinical care, as well as supportive care services and creative and complementary therapies
Our Anniversary Centre offers day and outpatient services and is also open to the public
We have a specialist lymphoedema service based at St Christopher’s Bromley, Caritas House
St Christopher’s has set up a care coordination service in Bromley, called Bromley Care Coordination, which aims to ensure that more people who are at the end of life experience a seamless service, integrating health and social care
St Christopher’s was awarded the prestigious Conrad Hilton Humanitarian Prize in 2001, presented by Kofi Annan
Our care in 2016
We provided care and support for over 6,000 people
Our inpatient unit provided skilled and compassionate care for 757 people
The total out of hours call received from patients was 9,755
Our Personal Care team delivered a total of 42,613 hours of care
We delivered 6,166 sessions of rehabilitation
We welcomed 13,108 people to our Centres
74% of our patients died in a place of their choice
Our Candle Project supported around 2,129 children and families and young people from across south east London
Our Care Home Project Team worked with around 100 nursing care homes supporting staff developing end of life skills
Education
St Christopher’s is one of the largest providers of palliative care education in the world
In 2017, over 2,000 people came to our education sessions
St Christopher’s is committed to an ongoing programme of research, directed at improving care for patients and those close to them
In 2016 we worked with 30 countries
We estimate that we reach around 4,000 people globally every year
Our library houses a unique collection of material on all aspects of palliative care, death and bereavement, as well as material by and about Dame Cicely Saunders
Our bookshop offers nearly 200 items, including a section on bereavement, books for children and books discussing issues around death and dying
St Christopher’s trains medical students from King’s College London and St George’s Hospital Medical Schools
St Christopher’s Schools Project works with schools to change attitudes and dispel myths around death and dying
