mission statement

Wigan and Leigh Hospice:

• provides specialist palliative care services by specially trained staff, on as broad and varied a basis as possible and at the highest quality achievable, thereby aiming to enhance the quality of life of individuals living with a life-threatening, incurable illness
• offers needs-assessed support and advice to carers, both during the illness of the patient and in bereavement
• aims to complement and support other palliative care providers, not taking over from them, but seeking to collaborate with them to promote a seamless service for people with specialist palliative care needs
• is committed to delivering needs-assessed, research and evidence-based palliative care education, both in-house and through outreach educational programmes.