Our History & Values
Wakefield Hospice is committed to providing the highest level of symptom management and care for people who have advanced active, progressive and life threatening illness. Discover below about the history and values of Wakefield Hospice.

£10,000 Dream: £1M Reality

A public meeting was held on a miserable evening in November 1982, when the dream of opening a Hospice was first discussed in public.  It was the brain child of a group of eight nursing sisters approaching retirement decided their area needed a Hospice.  

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On April 2nd 1990, Wakefield Hospice accepted its first patients

On April 2nd 1990, Wakefield Hospice accepted its first patients.  It cost £920,000 to build, £60,000 to furnish and will cost around £450,000 a year to run and was described as “the cream of Hospices” by Martyn Lewis, the newscaster and author of ‘Tears and Smiles’ a book about Hospices.

The annual running costs of Wakefield Hospice are now between £3.9 million and £4.2 million. The Hospice belongs to the people of Wakefield and we are relying on them to keep it going. 

You can find out more about our philosophy, mission statement and values via the link below.

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The hospice belongs to the people of Wakefield and we are relying on them to keep it going
Former founder member