Thames Hospicecare

The Local Need

There are estimated to be over 6000 deaths per year from cancer in the three counties of the Thames Valley. Up to 1500 of these patients will require inpatient palliative care and up to 4000 may require help from palliative care support teams. In Berkshire alone the numbers are 600 and 1550 respectively.

The incidence of cancer and non-malignant disease increases with age so it follows that the need for palliative care is greatest for the older age groups. The ageing demographic profile of the country will therefore place further strain on the future provision of palliative care.

Thames Hospicecare receives 20% of its operating costs from local Primary Care Trusts. We need to raise 80% to meet our annual bills.

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Meeting the local need Palliative Care services are provided by Thames Hospicecare through state of the art facilities located in Windsor and Ascot. The organisation provides inpatient care, daycare, outpatient clinics, Hospice at Home services, bereavement support to carers and families, education to healthcare professional and community practitioners and other allied services. more