Our impact
Find out how our care impacts our community and why it’s more important than ever to future-proof our care.
Between April 2023 and March 2024…
- 527 patients stayed on our inpatient unit.
- 2,766 home visits were made by our team.
- 2,607 referrals were made to our hospital palliative care team.
- 39,398 calls were made from the Palliative Care Hub to provide our patients with support, care, and advice.
- 886 patients used the Home Hospice service, giving each patient an extra 10 days spent at home instead of hospital.
- 623 bereavement sessions were delivered to families and friends following the death of a loved one.
- 547 music and art therapy sessions were held.
- 1,619 journeys were made by our drivers as they transported patients and delivered vital equipment, a 50% increase on last year.
- 19,710 delicious meals were cooked by our catering team.
- 488 Living Well sessions were attended.
What our patients and families say…
Sobell House is a big, warm hug when you need it the most.
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Thank you to everyone that has been involved with my care; you have given me and my family so much support, care and kindness by assisting us with finances, companions, music therapy (amazing, I have to say!) and also specialist nurses to help support my palliative care. We as a county are incredibly lucky to have such amazing organisations helping those of us in our moment of need.
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Future-proofing our care
In order to meet the demand on our services and continue to care for everyone who needs us, we are likely to need to double our fundraising income by 2030.
Find out how you can help make a difference.
Did you know?
- At any one time we are caring for around 650 patients.
- We rely on gifts in wills to raise a quarter of our annual fundraising income.
- The number of people needing vital end of life care in England will rise 55% by 2030.
- Sobell House was founded in 1976 and is one of the UK’s earliest modern hospices.
- Sobell House is home to OxCERPC, a centre for education and research in palliative care.
- Our team are helping to widen access to hospice care to everyone in our community who needs it, including people experiencing homelessness.
- We need to raise over £3 million every year to keep caring for our community.
- The need for our services is growing, and last year we saw a 10% increase in the number of patients we care for.