Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited

Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited, originating from the 1981 founding of Salisbury Hospice and formalized as a company limited by guarantee in 2008, exists to relieve suffering for adults with terminal or life-limiting illnesses—primarily cancer—their families, and carers in Salisbury and surrounding areas. It provides substantial financial support to Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust for hospice-based and community palliative care, guided by core values of compassion, dignity, holistic support, respect for individual wishes, and equitable access regardless of ability to pay. Distinctively, it acts as a strategic co-funder, sustaining over half of the hospice's core costs through community fundraising, with a conservative approach to reserves ensuring service continuity amid healthcare pressures.

The charity funds tightly focused palliative and end-of-life services, including inpatient hospice beds, Hospice at Home night nursing, community and hospital teams, physiotherapy, complementary therapies, bereavement counselling for adults and children, emotional wellbeing activities, staff training, and occasional capital projects like treatment room refurbishments. Beneficiaries are local adults with advanced illnesses and their families, emphasizing improved quality of life, symptom management, dignified deaths, and resilient support networks; it also supports research and volunteer training aligned to this remit.

Eligibility is restricted to established NHS partners in Salisbury, southern Wiltshire, north Dorset, and west Hampshire; it does not accept unsolicited applications from external charities, small grassroots groups, or organizations outside this geography. Funding is allocated annually via internal trustee review with NHS leads—no open rounds, deadlines, or forms exist—with typical grants substantial (£1.33 million for clinical costs in 2022/23) or smaller (£34,000 for training), rarely under £5,000 externally. It excludes non-palliative themes, seed funding, emergencies, or unrestricted uses, standing out as a place-based NHS commissioning partner uniquely dedicated to local hospice sustainability.