News and stories

Remembering loved ones and celebrating their lives were at the heart of Walk to Remember at Shugborough Estate on Saturday, 26 September.

A new groundbreaking partnership will bring more specialist support closer to home for local people

When Michelle Walters thinks about our hospice, she doesn’t just remember the exceptional care her family received. She remembers the laughter, music and kindness that helped them through two of the hardest times of their lives.

From 5 May, our Inpatient Unit will temporarily move to Stafford County Hospital. We are making this move while we begin a £1.8 million refurbishment and expansion of our hospice on Weston Road.

Our Building Care fundraising appeal launches to help us care for more people.

Daredevil supporters walked barefoot across hot embers at our new Firewalk fundraiser on Friday, 27 March at Stafford Rangers Football Club.
Among those attending were our patient Julze and his wife, Rachel. Although Julze became too unwell to complete the Firewalk himself, our team worked together to make sure he could still be part of the event.

We’re taking some of our Therapy & Wellbeing services out into the community after Easter.
This means more patients can access our support closer to home.

Over the past year, our volunteer phone support service has helped patients and carers feel less isolated while preventing avoidable hospital admissions. Now, we’re expanding the service to reach more people, earlier in their illness.

Britain’s Fittest Farmer, Emily Meakin – recently crowned Women Under 40 champion at Jeremy Clarkson’s pub, The Farmer’s Dog – is supporting our Care this Christmas fundraising appeal.

She shares how our care helped her dad, John, spend his final Christmas at home with his family.