This is Hospice Care

Hospice care is part of our community every day, helping people live well and supporting families through the hardest times.

But it depends on people like you. Gifts in Wills help make sure this care is here for everyone who needs it.

Leave a gift in your Will. Help hospice care live on for all, for now, forever.

Find out more

Supporting people affected by life-limiting illness and bereavement across mid Essex.

Access care and support

Referrals

How to refer, eligibility criteria, and access to referral forms.

Planning ahead

Information and support to help you talk about your wishes and plan for the future.

Our Inpatient Unit

Short-term specialist inpatient care for symptom control and end-of-life support.

For patients

Information and support to help you access the care you need.

Celebrating Our Volunteers

Our volunteers are woven into every part of Farleigh Hospice. From welcoming visitors at reception to supporting patients on our Inpatient Unit, helping in our shops, gardens and café, supporting our events and fundraising activities, working in our offices, and raising vital funds, their contribution is felt across our whole organisation.
Three women stand between the clothes rails in the Writtle Farleigh store smiling at the camera
“It’s like a support group. I come out feeling great. I’ve made so many new friends, it’s my therapy.”

Bev - Writtle Shop Volunteer

3,000

Local people cared for each year

Supporting people where they need us most - at home, in the community and at our hospice.

Latest from Farleigh Hospice

Discover what’s happening at Farleigh Hospice. Explore upcoming events, read our latest news, and read real stories from the people and families we support.
Five people in striped prisoner costumes and skull makeup pose at a walking event, smiling under eerie green lighting in a playful spooky scene.

London Halloween Walk

Why not risk a hair-raising hike around some of the City’s scary streets and historic haunts whilst fundraising for Farleigh Hospice.

Welsh Grandad completes trek across Britain

Huge congratulations to John Parry, better known to thousands on Tik Tok and Instagram as ‘Welsh Grandad’, who has walked the entire width of Britain, raising over £72,000 for charity.

This is Hospice Care: Care in practice at Farleigh

This is Hospice Care is a national campaign led by Hospice UK, bringing together hospices across the UK to raise awareness of the vital role hospice care plays in communities and the importance of protecting it for the future. It highlights the breadth of hospice care and the essential role of community support, including Gifts in Wills, in ensuring these services continue for generations to come.

Living well with stage 4 lung cancer: Joyce’s wellbeing story

Joyce Evans, 67, lives in Broomfield with her husband, Paul. She has been surprised by the wide range of wellbeing support available through Farleigh Hospice, which is helping her to live her best life after being diagnosed with cancer. Joyce is encouraging other people with life-limiting conditions to contact Farleigh.