Urgent appeal: be there for us so we can be there for you

In addition to our usual fundraising events, we’re really pulling out all the stops to tackle the £11 million funding gap. We’re teaming up with Hospice UK to push for fairer funding from the government. We’ve been in the papers and on TV, sharing our stories and those of our patients. Plus, we’ve been chatting with our local MPs, asking them to stand up for us in the parliamentary debate about hospice funding. It’s all about making sure we can keep giving the care that matters most to so many people. 

We are so grateful to anyone who chooses to donate to our Urgent Appeal. Please be assured that whatever amount you can afford to give will make a big difference to people at the hardest time of their lives.

You can donate:

• Online on our website.
• Via post. If you have received a letter, you can place a cheque made out to ‘Ashgate Hospice’, cash or your card details along with the return form into the return envelope provided and post it back to us free of charge. If you wish to donate via post and you haven’t received the letter and form, we ask that you please enclose the following details along with your donation: Urgent Appeal, full name, home address, phone number and email address (if you have one).
• By phoning 01246 567250. A member of the fundraising team will process your card payment over the phone.
• At the tills in our shops.

The funds we raise from the Urgent Appeal will help to ensure that we can continue to deliver our services to patients and families when they need us.

Any amount, no matter how large or small will help us to deliver our care:

• For £23.75 you could fund one hour of a specialist homecare visit.
• For £58.34 you could pay for two hours of dedicated care for one of our patients on the Inpatient Unit.
• For £97.80 you could help us support a family through their grief, and help them come to terms with the death of a loved one.

We are proud to offer our outstanding and compassionate care to over 2,400 people each year. Our services include:

• Palliative Care Specialist Nurses – Supporting patients in their place of choice
• Inpatient Unit – Round the clock care on our ward
• Day Services – Advice, activities and peer support
• Lymphoedema – Improving the symptoms of lymphoedema
• Physiotherapy – Helping to improve our patients’ quality of life
• Occupational Therapy – Helping you maintain our patients’ independence
• Complementary Therapy – From head massages to aromatherapy
• Spiritual Care – Finding peace, comfort and hope
• Counselling – A safe space for patients and their families to be heard
• Social Work – Practical support for patients and their loved ones
• Virtual Ward – Remote monitoring using easy-to-use technology and face-to-face visits

You can find out more about each service by clicking the ‘Our Services’ button at the top of this page. If you wish to read more about what we do, view our latest Annual Report.

If you have received a letter from us and any of your details are incorrect or you wish to be taken off the mailing list, please email the details to [email protected] or give us a call on 01246 567250. 

You can also read our privacy policy.

• Write to your local MP – Let them know why Ashgate Hospice is a crucial part of the community and why end of life care should be sustainably funded.
• Spread the word – Speak to friends, family and people you meet about Ashgate’s financial situation. They may be in a position to donate or do some fundraising to help us. If you follow us on social media, you can share our posts about the Urgent Appeal to let everyone know the current pressures we’re under.
• Share your story – We know that many people who support Ashgate Hospice do so because they have a close friend or family member who has received our care, or perhaps you are a patient yourself. If you would be happy to talk about your story to help us raise awareness of the importance of our services, find out more and fill in a form online. If you wish to speak to somebody instead, please call 01246 567250.
• Fundraise – There are lots of ways you may wish to fundraise to help raise money for the hospice from hosting a ‘Care for a Cuppa’ coffee morning to jumping out of an aeroplane! Take a look at our website to find out more. If you need help with your fundraising, please email [email protected] and a member of the team will be in touch.
• Join an Event – You may wish to show your support by joining one of our events and asking for sponsorship from friends and family. You could join our flagship event, the Sparkle Night Walk, in June or sign the kids up to our new Superhero Night Walk in October. Find out what’s coming up.
• Leave a gift in your will – Please consider leaving the lasting gift of hospice care. Gifts left in wills make up a huge amount of the funds we need to raise each year. In fact, gifts in wills help us to care for 1 in 6 of our patients. By writing Ashgate Hospice into your will, you will be helping to secure the future of hospice care for the people of North Derbyshire. Find out more on our website or call 01246 567250.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to give us a call on 01246 567250 or email us at [email protected].