Beaumond House to support an additional 1,000 patients a year with growth of Hospice at Home service
The hospice has been awarded a new care contract to lead on the creation of an End of Life Referral Hub and expand its services across Newark, Sherwood, Mansfield, Ashfield and Bassetlaw.
Newark-based Beaumond House Hospice Care will lead on the creation of a new End of Life Referral Hub and expand its Hospice at Home service across North Nottinghamshire.
The news comes after the hospice was awarded a new contract from NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) as part of the North Nottinghamshire End of Life Care Alliance.
Beaumond House’s Hospice at Home service is currently provided to over 200 patients across Newark and Sherwood each year. The new contract will see the service expand within Newark and Sherwood, and additionally cover Mansfield, Ashfield and Bassetlaw from April 2026 – meaning Beaumond House can care for an additional 1,000 patients a year in their place of choice.
This includes patients like Marian who, after being diagnosed with cancer in 2018, would be in and out of care across four different hospitals in the region for three years, until all treatment options had been tried.
During this time, there were a lot of things that Marian needed; although her husband, Les, was hands-on, he felt that Marian’s needs were more than he could cope with alone. There were days that Marian struggled to get from the chair to the bed and, on these days, Marian stayed in the reclining chair and slept – where she was comfortable.
In her final months, Marian’s wish was to be cared for at home by the Beaumond House Hospice at Home team. This service allowed Marian to be looked after in familiar surroundings and in the comfort of her own home.
Commenting on the care from Beaumond House, Les 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.”
The new service will see the creation of a dedicated End of Life Referral Hub to help ensure people are not left struggling to navigate care at one of the most difficult times in their lives. Supported by £1.8m from Macmillan Cancer Support’s End-of-Life Care Fund, this investment is about giving more people the chance to be cared for with comfort, dignity and compassion, closer to home. Macmillan’s End-of-Life Care Fund helps services respond quickly to changing needs and make a real difference to patients and families when it matters most.
The hub will ensure a single point of access for end of life care in North Nottinghamshire. It will provide a central oversight of referrals to support patients with personalised care during times of rapidly deteriorating needs, within the final days and weeks of life – maintaining more patient choice and responding to the changing circumstances seven days a week.
This news also means that the Butterfly Project, a volunteer-led care service from Your CVS, will continue to provide practical and emotional support to patients and their families across Newark and Sherwood, and expand to support Mansfield, Ashfield and Bassetlaw.
Louise Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer at Beaumond House Hospice Care, said:
“We’re very proud to have been chosen as the lead provider for this additional care service and new End of Life Referral Hub in North Nottinghamshire. It will make a huge difference and enable us to reach more people in our communities, giving them the care they need in their final months of life.
“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.
“The new contract has only been possible with the support of Nottinghamshire ICB, the Macmillan Cancer Support End-of-Life Care Fund and members of the North Nottinghamshire End of Life Care Alliance – we’re very grateful for their support.
“This is an exciting time for Beaumond House and means we can significantly increase our Hospice at Home service, allowing people in our communities to remain in familiar surroundings and maintain a comfortable quality of life in their final days.
“However, despite this new contract supporting our Hospice at Home service, we will still rely heavily on fundraising for the other services we offer. Hospice care isn’t fully funded by the NHS, so we have to raise around £2.2 million each year to cover the difference between our funding and our costs. Money raised through donations, our shops and support from local businesses will remain vital for us to continue providing care and support to patients and their families when they need it most.”
Richard Ball, Head of System Investments at Macmillan Cancer Support, said:
“At the end-of-life, what matters most to people is comfort, dignity and being in a place that feels like home. This expansion of Beaumond House’s Hospice at Home service will help ensure more people across North Nottinghamshire can be cared for in familiar surroundings, supported by skilled and compassionate teams who understand their needs.
“Backed by Macmillan’s End of Life Care Fund and delivered through a sustainable social investment model, this partnership puts people and families first while helping to transform end of life care for local communities.”
Dave Briggs, Medical Director at Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), said:
“Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB 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.”
Beaumond House is now recruiting for a variety of positions prior to the new care service commencing in April 2026, to ensure it has the capacity to deliver the service and that growth is sustainable.
For more information about vacancies and to apply, visit www.beaumondhouse.co.uk.
To find out more about Beaumond House, visit www.beaumondhouse.co.uk or call 01636 610556 to speak to a member of the team.
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About Beaumond House Hospice Care
Beaumond House Hospice Care is a registered charity committed to providing free supportive palliative care to patients and their families living in Newark, Sherwood, Mansfield, Ashfield and Bassetlaw.
Established in 1987, Beaumond House has four In-patient beds for people with palliative care needs, as well as Day Therapy and a Hospice at Home service providing compassionate support to the community. The charity also offers Complementary Therapy for patients and carers who would benefit from a therapeutic approach.
Beaumond House is registered with the CQC and the team are contactable 24 hours a day, seven days per week, to provide a friendly ear, general information or to signpost patients, relatives and carers to appropriate resources, services and self-help groups across Newark, Sherwood and the North Nottinghamshire area.
For more information, visit www.beaumondhouse.co.uk
About Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support has spent more than 100 years helping people living with cancer. We know that cancer can disrupt your whole life. And it can be made worse simply because of who you are and where you live. But we’re here to change that. The number of people diagnosed with cancer is growing, and every one of them needs the best support to meet their unique needs. That’s why we’ll do whatever it takes to help everyone living with cancer across the UK get the support they need right now and transform cancer care for everyone who will be diagnosed in the future.
North Nottinghamshire End of Life Care Alliance members:
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Nottinghamshire Hospice (“Notts Hospice”)
- Beaumond House Community Hospice
- Primary Integrated Community Services Ltd (“PICS”)
- The Hospice of the Good Shepherd (“Bassetlaw Hospice”)
- Your CVS
- John Eastwood Hospice Charitable Trust