Barnsley Hospice

We care for adults living with active and progressive life-limiting illnesses, including cancer, heart and lung diseases and neurological diseases such as motor neurone disease and Parkinson’s disease. We are also here to support friends and family. At the hospice, we provide a range of services free of charge for the people of Barnsley. These include a 10-bedded inpatient unit, support and wellbeing service, counselling and bereavement support, medical outpatient appointments and more. We tailor our services to each individual and empower people to make choices about their care. Hospice care is different for everyone, and wherever possible, we support people in the ways that work best for them. Our aim is to help people to live as well as possible, and do the things that are important to them. We take a holistic approach to our care, helping people with pain and symptom management, and providing practical, emotional, spiritual and social support. End of life care is an important part of what we do, but we are also here to support people from earlier in their diagnosis. As a charity, we rely on our fundraising and retail efforts and the generosity of the local community to fund our services. On average, we need to raise around two-thirds of our running costs each year to ensure our care is available for those who need it.