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 and Therapies
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
Our shops and coffee shops
Shopping with us or donating items for us to sell helps fund our compassionate care.
What is Dying Matters?
Dying Matters is a campaign run by Hospice UK that is working to create an open culture around dying and grief and break the taboo that stops us from talking about it.
How to get involved
Talking about death, dying and bereavement is hard. It can feel awkward or uncomfortable and can be hard to talk about with friends and family. We are committed to helping break the stigma around talking about death and want to normalise conversations around dying.
Everyone can play a part in this year’s Dying Matters Week, by talking in whatever way, shape or form works for them.
Helping conversations happen
What is a good death?
For many people, trying to comprehend the concept of a ‘good death’ may seem impossible, particularly so soon after the death of a loved one. You might think that the term is jarring and insensitive; that the words ‘good’ and ‘death’ should not be in the same sentence.
However, for us at Ashgate Hospice, and for our palliative and end of life care colleagues across the UK, we believe the term ‘good death’ can have positive connotations.
Death Café Event
What is a Death Café?
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.
The objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’. A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.
Intrigued? Join us for healthy and insightful conversations.
Everyone welcome.
Sunday 14th May, 3-5pm
Life and Death Podcast
The Life and Death Podcast explores frank and honest conversations around death and what ‘dying well’ really means. Each episode welcomes both givers and receivers of end-of-life care, to discuss their unique relationships, hospice life, and how death affects the living.
