Founded nearly forty years ago, St Ann’s Hospice has grown to become the largest hospice in Greater Manchester and a key part of the North West community.

A recognised centre of excellence for specialist palliative care for people over the age of eighteen, St Ann’s Hospice helps those people who have progressive and life-threatening illnesses – as well as supporting their carers and families.

Who we are

St Ann’s Hospice is one of the largest adult hospices in the UK with 58 inpatient beds. We employ over 300 staff, serving a population of around 1.2 million people within Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport and parts of Cheshire. We also care for a number of patients outside this geographical area. We are supported by over 700 volunteers.

How we are funded

Our care is provided free of charge. The NHS contributes just over 35% of our annual £9 million running costs. For the remaining £6 million, we rely on the generosity of the public.

Who we care for

Across our three sites, over 3,000 people use our services each year. We also provide care in people’s own homes.

What we do

St Ann’s Hospice is a recognised specialist in palliative care and provides support to those affected by life-threatening illnesses. We provide care in three areas:

• Inpatient services.
• Day therapy (including medical outpatient clinics and a variety of outpatient services).
• Community services (a specialist nurse team in Salford and respite care in both Salford and Trafford).

We do not provide long-term care for patients. We aim to assess and manage patients’ symptoms in order for patients to return home. The average length of stay will be 14 days – however, the multi-disciplinary team will decide the actual length of stay, based on the needs of the individual.

Around 40% of people return home from St Ann’s Hospice after receiving care. We are aiming to increase this to 50% in line with the national average.

Although the majority of our patients are admitted with cancer-related illnesses our services are also open to patients with non-cancer-related illnesses, such as chronic heart failure, chronic lung disease and neurological diseases such as motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. 

There is a close liaison and collaboration between hospitals and community palliative care teams, primary healthcare teams and other community health and social services.

We take a multi-disciplinary approach to improving the quality of life of our patients, so our care extends beyond treating physical symptoms through to pain relief and symptom control, and also considering the emotional, psychological, spiritual and social needs of our patients, their families, children and carers.

A recognised centre for specialist palliative care

St Ann’s Hospice has its own Practice Development Centre, which supports healthcare professionals at the hospice and also locally, regionally and nationally. Our aim is to encourage the best possible care through the themes of clinical governance – research and development, education and training, clinical audits, practice development, risk management and user involvement.

Fundraising

With around two thirds of our funding coming from donations, fundraising is a key activity at St Ann’s Hospice, which ensures the continued level of service to the Greater Manchester community. It takes over £16,000 in donations, every day, to enable us to provide our wide range of services. We receive this money through voluntary contributions, legacies, our hospice lottery, fundraising and trading activities.

For every £1 spent in 2007/8, 93p was spent directly on patient care and the services that support its provision.

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