About Us
Severn Hospice is not part of the NHS. We are an independent charity and two-thirds of our revenue comes from public fundraising. You can find out more about how the general public helps us to deliver our services here.
We care for people who are living with complex and progressive illness. Our aim is to sustain the quality of their life and to provide relief from pain and other distressing symptoms. Our aim is not to shorten nor to extend the length of our patients’ life. Because incurable illnesses affect whole families we offer the same loving support, help and counselling to their families, friends and carers.
We first opened our doors in 1989 after a decade of fundraising in Shropshire and Mid Wales led by Shelia Laws, founder Chairman of the Hospice. Since opening we have cared for over 16,000 patients (more than the entire population of Oswestry) and we now care for approximately 2500 patients each year.
To read the stories of people whose lives have been affected by Severn Hospice, click here.
To watch a short film in which some of our patients talk about their own experiences of Severn Hospice, click here. This video was created for Severn Hospice by eycemedia of Telford.
Our mission is to
- Care for patients and their families as individuals and strive to meet their unique needs.
- Provide appropriate choice to people in where they receive their treatment and care, whether this is in the home, as outpatients, in our day hospices or in our wards.
- Provide high quality and timely information about conditions, treatment and the range of services available.
- Provide high quality, evidence-based clinical services.
- Create care environments which are welcoming, attractive and homely.
- Provide care which neither hastens nor postpones death but which enables people to end their lives in peace and with dignity.
- Support families through bereavement following loss of a loved one.
- Nurture and support the skills, contribution and well being of our staff and volunteers as our most valuable resource.
- Provide all our services free of charge by raising sufficient income from charitable and non-charitable sources.
- Share knowledge and skills with other health care professionals at home and abroad.
Many hundreds of local people are involved in making sure that we can complete our mission, both as volunteers and paid employees. You can help us too. Find out how to help here.
Company information
Severn Hospice is the trading name of Severn Hospice Limited; a company registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HS
Company Registration. No. 1608025
Charity Registration No: 512394
VAT Registration No: 125457712
Hospice Projects is a subsidiary of Severn Hospice which trades in new goods and donates all proceeds to Severn Hospice.
Registered Office: Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HS
Company Registration No. 2229635.
VAT Registration No: 752740432.
Severn Promotions Company Ltd is a subsidiary of Severn Hospice which operates a fund raising lottery and donates all proceeds to Severn Hospice.
Registered No: 2973920
Registered with the Gambling Commission under the Gambling Act 2005 Registration number 000-004848-C-100340-001
