St Christopher's Hospice
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St Christopher's Hospice in 2005
Photo by Stephen Craven |
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| Geography | |
| Location | South London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Hospital type | End Of Life Care |
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| Founded | 1967 |
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| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
St Christopher’s Hospice was founded by Dame Cicely Saunders in 1967 and is widely regarded as the first modern hospice. It now provides palliative care of the highest quality care to over 2,500 dying individuals each year on four inpatient wards at the hospice in Sydenham, south east London and in people’s own homes across south east London.
Dame Cicely‘s vision and work transformed the care of the dying and the practice of medicine. The ongoing impact of St Christopher’s clinical innovations and extensive programmes of education and research improve care for dying people nationally and internationally and influence standards of healthcare throughout the world.
The St Christopher’s Group comprises St Christopher’s Hospice in Sydenham and St Christopher's Bromley in Orpington. Both care for adults from the age of 18 years upwards.
St Christopher’s Hospice offers:
In 2008 Harris HospisCare merged with St Christopher’s. In recognition of the signification of the Bromley-wide services based at Caritas House, in 2013 Harris HospisCare was renamed St Christopher's Bromley.
St Christopher's Bromley aims to improve the quality of life of its patients through the provision of specialist palliative care, by supporting their families and carers and by supporting and educating fellow healthcare professionals.
St Christopher's Bromley offers:
Coordinates: 51°25′20″N 0°03′29″W / 51.4223°N 0.0580°W
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