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Statement of Purpose

St Elizabeth Hospice aims to improve life for people living with progressive & life-limiting illnesses by:

  • Providing multi-disciplinary holistic specialist and dedicated palliative care services to patients, their families and carers
  • Working alongside other statutory and voluntary agencies to provide specialist and dedicated palliative care, in a timely manner, where the patient wishes to be
  • Acting as a resource to the local community regarding general and specialist palliative care to increase confidence and competence in improving life for people living with a progressive illness
  • Providing care that respects the choices made by patients and their families so that patients are treated in their preferred place and die in their place of choice where possible
  • Working towards equitable provision of all services, leading to increased use of services by people with non-malignant progressive disease, and those from seldom-heard communities

All of the above goals will be monitored through quantitative and qualitative data collection and audit processes.

Our Strategy

Our strategy aims to ensure we have future-proofed our services with estate developments both in Ipswich and Great Yarmouth & Waveney.

Read our full strategy for 2024 and beyond by clicking the button below.

Assisted Dying Statement

We understand and appreciate that the views of our trustees, staff, volunteers and supporters will reflect the full spectrum of views on assisted dying that exist in wider society. We understand and respect the diversity of personal opinions on what is an emotive and sensitive issue.

Regardless of changes in government policy, St Elizabeth Hospice will remain committed to delivering care which improves life for people living with a progressive or life-limiting illness throughout East & Mid Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney.

We are dedicated to expanding our holistic and personalised services to meet the evolving needs of our local community – today, tomorrow, and for years to come.

We are united as a team in working towards our ambition of achieving greater parity of end-of-life care across East & Mid Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney.

This statement has been approved by St Elizabeth Hospice’s Board of Trustees and will be reviewed as and when there are changes to Government policy.

NB ‘Assisted dying’, sometimes also referred to as ‘assisted suicide’ or ‘euthanasia’, is not currently legal under English law.

Statement made 12 November 2024