Protect Hospice Care in Coventry and Warwickshire!
Hospices across the UK are being forced to cut services and staff as costs soar and funding fails to keep pace – yet the need for hospice care has never been greater.
A new report from the National Audit Office confirms what we already know: without urgent and sustainable funding reform, hospice care everywhere is at risk.
At The Myton Hospices, we care for people with terminal illnesses free of charge in our three hospices and in their own homes.
We haven’t yet had to make the devastating decision to close services, and we are doing everything we can to keep it that way.
But the reality is stark:
- We have 36 hospice beds, yet we can only afford to keep 25 open.
- Most days, there’s a waiting list.
- Too many people die before they can access a hospice bed.
- Our NHS funding has fallen – now just 17% of what we need to operate.
If this continues, patients will wait longer for care, families will lose vital support, and hospice beds will lie empty – not because the need isn’t there, but because the funding isn’t.
This is not about comfort. It’s about dignity, compassion, and humanity – right here in Coventry and Warwickshire.
Every gift to Myton has an immediate impact. Your support helps keep our beds open and our care free for everyone who needs it.
We’re working with Hospice UK to fight for fair, sustainable funding but we can’t wait. We need our community to stand with us now.
Please give what you can today and help protect hospice care in Coventry and Warwickshire. Because no one should face the end of life alone.
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In these situations, and the one we found ourselves in, nothing you can do can ever make it better and the best outcome is to never need Myton. But Myton truly is the best place to be for everyone and I can’t imagine anywhere else doing a better job. The incredible doctors, nurses, volunteers and everyone involved took some of the pressure and angst out of the situation.
Katie was admitted to Warwick Myton Hospice in April 2023 for end of life care after her cervical cancer diagnosis in February 2022. Katie’s husband, Tom, told us the difference the care and support Katie and the family received made to them all...
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The call for fair and sustainable hospice funding has never been more urgent.
Everyone deserves access to dignified, specialist care at the end of life – it should never be a lottery.
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Other ways to support...
Volunteer...
Volunteers are essential to Myton. Whether it’s helping on our wards, in shops or at events, your time makes a real difference. Even a few hours can help keep hospice care free for local people.
Donate to our shops...
Got good quality clothes, books or homeware? Donating to our shops helps raise vital funds. Your unwanted items can help provide comfort and dignity to someone at the end of life.
Alternatively, why not book a place our upcoming Donation Drive Thru in Warwick?
Contact your MP...
Hospice care is at risk. Ask your local MP to back fair, sustainable funding for hospices. Your voice can help protect services for people in Coventry and Warwickshire.
Did you know...? We are not the NHS...
We are a charity and every year we need to raise £12.7 million of the £15.3 million it costs to support the people of Coventry and Warwickshire – that’s over a million pounds more than last year.
One hour of specialist nursing care
£30 could fund the cost of one hour of specialist nursing care...
Two hours of specialist nursing care
£60 could fund the cost of two hours specialist nursing care...