What we do
We provide expert hospice care, support over the phone, and we push for a better end of life for all by campaigning and sharing research to change the system.
Everyone deserves the right support at the end of life
Whether you have months, weeks or days left to live, we're here for you with clinical and emotional care, supporting you to be comfortable, free of pain and other symptoms, and able to live the best life you can to the end.
We're all unique, and what matters most to you matters most to us. We'll care for you at home and in our hospices, and give you practical and emotional help over the phone and online. We're here for the people closest to you too, right now and in the future.
How we can help
Information and support
Marie Curie has free information and support about dying, death and bereavement, online, in print, and over the phone. From first questions after a terminal diagnosis, or information about accessing services, to experiences shared by carers, guidance on planning for death, and support for grief.
Hospice care
We provide expert hospice care wherever it's needed – either in a hospice or within the comfort of your own home.
Our nurses, healthcare assistants and other healthcare professionals bring the nursing, clinical and emotional help you need to you, in your home. And we offer support to the people close to you too – from reassurance and practical information to letting them take a break.
Our hospices help people with any illness they're likely to die from, and the people close to them, receive the support they need. From medical and physical support to psychological and emotional care, whatever your illness, at whatever stage of the journey, we help you to live the best life possible, right to the end.
Some real stories from patients can be found on our blog.
Companion volunteers
Companions offer free emotional and practical companionship for people at or approaching the end of life, and those close to them. They focus on what's important to you. It might be accompanying you to appointments, being there to listen to how you're feeling without judgment, or stepping in so family or carers can take a break.
Find out more about our Companions or see how to become one.
Find out more about Marie Curie in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, or learn about our history.
What we do across the UK
Marie Curie in Scotland
What we do in Scotland, including services such as our hospices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and ourcampaigning and policy work.
Marie Curie in Northern Ireland
Find out what Marie Curie does in Northern Ireland, including services, our hospice in Belfast, and our campaigning and policy work.
Marie Curie in Wales
We provide care and support for more than 3,500 people living with a terminal illness in Wales each year.
Marie Curie in the East of England
Find out what we do in the East of England, including services such as hospice care at home and our Companion Volunteer service.
Policy
We want to improve care for everyone living with a terminal illness. Find out how we're doing this through our policy work.
Researching better care
Marie Curie is the UK’s largest charitable funder of palliative and end of life care research.
Join a campaign
We believe everyone should have the right to palliative care when they need it. Learn more about our campaigns and find out how you can help.
How you can help
Marie Curie is a charity. We rely on kind donations from our supporters in order to continue to offer vital services for anyone with an illness they're likely to die from, and those close to them.
Donate to help our nurses continue delivering the best possible care
On our blog
Marie Curie can help if grief persists
There is support for people experiencing complex grief for a long time, says Marie Curie Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Jacquie Leaman.
End of life care doesn't need to be in crisis
We must look at the ways to improve services in all settings to give people the end of life they deserve.
Tough conversations make all the difference
Support Nurse Jan Palmer explains how she makes a difference in the lives of people living with a terminal illness and those close to them.