About Us
Many assume a hospice is about the very last days of life and therefore ultimately death. This is far from the case. St Helena provides support for those with a life limiting illness, as well as their families and carers, often for many years. The hospice itself provides an opportunity for patients to receive respite care, as well as having medication and pain management reviews and a large portion of those that spend time in the hospice go back home again. A huge number of those they care for never even come into the hospice but are looked after in their own homes.
“Mum stayed at the Hospice as an inpatient for some much-needed TLC. Her care has been outstanding. The love, kindness and compassion shown to her from every member of staff was heartwarming and mum felt calm, safe and very spoilt. You are all angels”.
Based in Colchester and serving North East Essex St Helena provides world class care, supporting those in the last phase of life, along with their family, friends and carers. By focusing on physical, emotional and spiritual needs, they aim to bring comfort and relief to all those who need it, offering the people individual care and holistic support, regardless of their diagnosis or personal circumstances. They focus on the immediate medical needs of those they help but also focus on wider determinants of wellbeing across the entire population there serve. They strive to reduce inequalities and ensure access to care for all who need it within the community they serve.
To be a Leader in Caring. The local community deserves world class care. St Helena Hospice aspires to be the best, and to drive innovation and excellence across everything they do. The charity aims to foster integrated and person-centred care by aligning efforts across the sector and sharing resources with others. They actively work with health and care partners to ensure seamless coordination and cooperation across the healthcare system. Through these collaborative efforts, they contribute to the overall improvement of population health outcomes and the delivery of quality end of life care in the region.
They want more people to have dignity and choice at end of life.
They provide support where and when it is needed, whether at home, at the Hospice or over the phone through our 24/7 advice line, SinglePoint.
Only c25% of St Helena’s income comes from the NHS. That means 75% of the income needed to run St Helena is raised through the local community and commercial activities. Their commercial and social enterprise businesses include:
