What We Do
Hospice of the Valleys is a registered charity (No 517724) and a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital (No 2007005).The Hospice is governed by a Board of Trustees and managed by the Chief Executive, Mr Andrew Richards who is also the company secretary.
Mission Statement
“….to provide free, high quality care in their own homes for patients in our area suffering from life-threatening illnesses, and comprehensive support for their families, from diagnosis, through treatment and, if appropriate, into terminal care and bereavement”
Aims of the Service
• To practice holistic Hospice care, addressing all the patients needs, physical, spiritual, social and emotional.• To support families so well that they are enabled to care for dying relatives at home to the end.
• To maximize patient’s autonomy.
• To establish a model of Hospice care that is recognised locally, nationally and internationally as being of the highest standards. To teach about our methods.
• To care for patients from first diagnosis of a life-threatening illness through to cure or death. To support carers throughout this time, and in bereavement for as long as necessary.