St Christopher's Hospice

St Christopher’s Hospice exists to promote and provide skilled and compassionate palliative care of the highest quality. Our vision is of a world in which all dying people and those close to them have access to the care and support they need, when and wherever they need it. In order to make this vision a reality we have developed five priorities which give direction to all that we do. These are: Driving innovation and new models of care Empowering the public around death, dying and loss Extending our reach Ensuring our long term sustainability Maintaining and improving the quality of care provided by us and others We were founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders and, over 50 years later, her words still remain at the heart of everything we do: “You matter because you are you and you matter until the last moment of your life.” Every year we provide care and support to over 6,500 people across south east London, both at home and in the hospice.