Welcome to St Benedict's Hospice

St Benedict’s Hospice in Sunderland has delivered free palliative care, advice, and support to patients dealing with a life limiting illness and their families for over 35 years. Our specialist care teams, comprised of medical professionals, clinical staff, and volunteers provide patients and their loved ones with the highest standard of care.

Our Story

St Benedict’s has provided free specialist palliative care to the people of Sunderland and surrounding districts since 1984.

Over this time, we’ve expanded our services to ensure our patients and their families continue to receive care and support in a loving, caring, dignified manner.

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Make a donation to St. Benedict’s Hospice, and help us to continue providing the best care available in the hospice and the community.

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Fundraising

Every bit of support we receive is hugely important from a wide range of fundraising activities.

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Charity Shops

All proceeds from our shop are used wisely and carefully to provide our patients and their families with the best care available.

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What makes St Benedict’s Hospice so special

Care tailored to the individual and their needs

Local to you and your family

Specialist Palliative Care

Wide range of day services and clinics

Free transport to and from hospice

Everyone was just so nice

The care Dad received from the whole staff was incredible. Everyone was just so nice and would always pop in to say hello and chat to my Dad, whether it was a cleaner, healthcare assistant or Dad’s consultant.

Kay Smith