St Barnabas House joins a national campaign to change perceptions of hospice care

St Barnabas House is proud to be one of more than 143 hospices taking part in the “This is Hospice Care” campaign, a national initiative led by Hospice UK. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the vital role hospices play in supporting local people who need end-of-life care.

The campaign, launching this week, has already captured hearts and minds through a powerful TV advert based on real- life hospice stories. The goal is to encourage people to consider leaving a gift in their Will to support their local hospice, ensuring that these essential services can continue to provide compassionate and specialist care for future generations.

Becki Jupp, Deputy CEO of St Barnabas House, is keen to emphasise how vital local support is for hospices: “We’re thrilled to be part of this important campaign. It not only highlights the critical work we do but also the lasting impact that gifts in Wills can have on our ability to continue providing care here in Sussex.”

These gifts amount to a fifth of the hospice’s income and the team simply could not provide end-of-life care for the community without this generosity.

In 2015, Ian’s wife Susan received care from St Barnabas House as her health declined due to a rapidly growing brain tumour. Initially, nurses treated her at home, but in her final four weeks, she was admitted to the hospice, where she was cared for until she died.

Ian has thrown his energy into supporting the hospice by becoming a volunteer and a fundraiser, but he also wanted to leave a donation in his Will and explains why: “While it was easy to see what I could do while I was alive, I also wanted to think about what would happen after I died. It’s for that reason that I decided to leave a gift to St Barnabas in my Will.”

He added: “In a way, I think of it as my gift to the future. Nobody knows what’s going to happen to us – when we’re going to fall ill or die, or what care we’re going to need. “

Ian’s story highlights the compassionate care that St Barnabas House can offer and it’s vital that these services can continue for years to come.

Find out ore about how you can support St Barnabas through a gift in your Will