hospice information is a new service, launched in February 2002, built on the firm foundations of the achievements of the Hospice Information Service at St. Christopher's. For more information about our history, please click here.

We set out to provide high quality, relevant information to health professionals and members of the public. We also aim to link practitioners together so that they can share information, knowledge and experience and, in doing so, further the development of hospice and palliative care throughout the world.

hospice information provides a range of services:

• enquiry service
• hospice UK online
• UK and Ireland hospice directory
• international hospice directories
• website
• resource centres
• publications
• research and statistical information

In all our work we seek to provide information in ways that acknowledge the needs of people in different communities in the UK and throughout the world. We want to work in partnership with others and wish to provide a competent service in a compassionate way.

Dame Cicely Saunders, founder and President of St Christopher's and founder of the modern hospice movement, and the Duchess of Norfolk, founder and President of Help the Hospices are Patrons of hospice information.

hospice information is a joint service, brought to you by St. Christopher's Hospice and Help the Hospices in the UK. It is part of the legal framework of Help the Hospices, charity registration number 1014851.

Our service

If, at any time, we fall short of the standards you would expect of a high quality information service, especially in the hospice and palliative care field, please tell us straight away and we will do our best to put things right. If we can help in any way, please call us on 0870 903 3 903. (national call rates apply)