Our services
We are here for you. Find out more about our services and the different ways we can support you.
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Palliative Care Specialist Nurses
Supporting you in your place of choice
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Inpatient Unit
Round the clock care on our ward
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Day Services
Advice, activities and peer support
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Lymphoedema
Improving the symptoms of lymphoedema
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Physiotherapy
Helping to improve your quality of life
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Occupational Therapy
Helping you maintain your independence
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Complementary Therapy
From head massages to aromatherapy
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Spiritual Care
Finding peace, comfort and hope
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Counselling
A safe space for you to be heard
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Social Work
Practical support for you and your loved ones
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Virtual Ward
Remote monitoring using easy-to-use technology and face-to-face visits
We’re here for you
Whether you’re living with a life-limiting illness, caring for someone who is, or grieving the death of a loved one, we’re here to help.
To reach our main reception at the hospice, please call 01246 568801
How you can help
There are lots of ways you can support us and help make a difference.
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Donate
Make a one-off donation or set up a monthly donation
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Ashgate Lottery
Sign up to our lottery
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Fundraise
Be inspired by our fundraising ideas and tips
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Volunteer
Find out how to get involved
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Events
Browse our upcoming events and challenges
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Donating in Memory
Donating in someone's memory is a very special way to remember them.
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Gifts in Wills
Leaving a gift in your will is one of the most powerful ways you can support the hospice.
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Campaigns
Raising awareness of palliative and end of life care.
About us
We are here for the people of North Derbyshire and beyond.
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About us
Learn more about Ashgate Hospice
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Work for us
Browse our latest jobs
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What we do
The difference we make
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News and Blogs
Latest news from Ashgate Hospice
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How we're run
Our values, our people and our reports
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Podcast
Honest conversations about death and dying
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Contact us
Get in touch with us
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How we're funded
Why we need your support
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The Life and Death Podcast: Stacey Heale – “As harrowing as it was there was some comfort knowing that we were all on the same team”
In this episode, we chat to former academic, turned writer and TEDx speaker Stacey Heale whose husband, Delays drummer Greg Gilbert, died from bowel cancer last year. Since Greg’s death Stacey has used social media to document her family’s journey, offering an honest insight into “how to live well in the rubble of your life.”
The mother of two discusses the difference between expectation and reality of death and grieving, the painful moment her and Greg told their children he was dying and what life looks like for her now.
The Life and Death Podcast: Clover Stroud – “There’s no fast way through it.”
In our latest episode, Stephen sits down with Clover Stroud. Clover is acclaimed journalist and Sunday Times bestseller. In this chat Clover and Stephen explore what death teaches us about life, how to navigate grief and the gift that death has given to Clover. She’s also the author of The Red of My Blood which is as much about life as it is death
The Life and Death Podcast: Mary-Frances O’Connor – “Grief doesn’t go away but it changes so you can live with it.”
In our latest episode, Stephen sits down with Mary-Frances O’Connor. Mary is an associate professor at the University of Arizona, where she leads the grief, loss and social stress (Glass) lab, investigating the effects of grief on the brain and the body. She’s also the author of The Grieving Brain: How We Learn from Love and Loss.
The Life and Death Podcast: The state of modern healthcare, with Seamus O’Mahony
In the second episode of our third series, we meet Seamus O'Mahony, a retired consultant gastroenterologist who worked most recently at Cork University Hospital in Ireland as well as at NHS hospitals in England. Seamus has established himself as a well-regarded commentator on modern medicine and healthcare systems.
The Life and Death Podcast: Navigating life as a young widow and a single mum, with Kimberley Greaves
For the first episode of our new season, we're talking to Kimberley Greaves, a 44-year-old widow and mother of two. Tragically, at just 44 years old, her husband, Andrew, died after being diagnosed with bladder cancer three and a half years before.
