Hospice to support additional 1,000 patients

A service to look after terminally ill people is to be expanded across much of Nottinghamshire after a new contract was awarded.

Newark-based Beaumond House Hospice Care will lead on the creation of a new End of Life Referral Hub and make its Hospice at Home service available across Newark, Sherwood, Mansfield, Ashfield and Bassetlaw.

The service is currently provided to about 200 patients across Newark and Sherwood but from April 2026 it will care for an additional 1,000 patients a year in their place of choice.

Macmillan Cancer Support's End-of-Life Care Fund is providing the £1.8m of funding to support the expansion.

The news comes after the hospice was awarded a new contract from NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (NNICB) as part of the North Nottinghamshire End of Life Care Alliance.

Les, whose wife Marian was cared for at home by Beaumond House after a terminal cancer diagnosis, said: "After our referral, they attended the next day, and we often had three to four visits a day.

"More importantly, she was cared for with so much dignity and we had equipment brought in to support.

"Nurses, occupational therapists and the palliative care team cared for her every need, which was no easy feat as she couldn't do anything for herself."

Beaumond House said the hub would be designed to give a single point of access for end of life care in north Nottinghamshire.

Louise Sinclair, chief executive officer at Beaumond House Hospice Care, said: "At present, palliative care services delivered by ICB-registered care providers in north Nottinghamshire include a mix of health and social care, but they do not have the expertise of hospice care.

"It is clear that a hospice-led model achieves better outcomes, and this new service will mean that more people have access to personalised hospice care."

Dave Briggs, medical director at NNICB, said: "We are delighted to have awarded this contract to Beaumond House.

"This is a key priority across our cluster, allowing the service to expand and enabling even more patients to die in their preferred place of care, offering personalised support during such important times."

This news also means the Butterfly Project, a volunteer-led care service will continue to provide support to patients and their families across Newark and Sherwood, and expand to support Mansfield, Ashfield and Bassetlaw.

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