Hospices

St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton)

Heron Drive, Bishops Hull, Taunton TA1 5HA

Overview

St Margaret's Hospice Care is a specialist palliative care provider located in Taunton, Somerset. The hospice is dedicated to providing compassionate end-of-life care and support to patients with terminal and life-limiting illnesses across the local community. Based at their facility on Heron Drive in Bishops Hull, the organisation offers a range of services designed to enhance quality of life and provide dignity during the final stages of illness.

The hospice provides inpatient care, day services, and community support for patients and their families. Their multidisciplinary team includes doctors, nurses, counsellors, and support workers who work together to manage symptoms, provide emotional and spiritual care, and offer bereavement support. St Margaret's is committed to ensuring patients receive individualised care tailored to their specific needs and preferences.

As a registered charity, St Margaret's Hospice Care relies on funding from donations, fundraising activities, and grants to maintain its services. The organisation serves the Taunton area and surrounding communities, welcoming referrals from GPs, hospitals, and healthcare professionals. Contact with the hospice can typically be made through their main office line during business hours.

Frequently Asked Questions

St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) in Taunton provides specialist palliative care for people with life-limiting conditions. Services may include inpatient care, day hospice services, hospice at home (care in your own home), outpatient clinics, bereavement support for families, lymphoedema clinic, complementary therapies, and counselling. All care focuses on comfort, quality of life, and dignity. Contact 01823 259394 for information about available services.
Yes, all hospice care at St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) is provided free of charge to patients and their families, regardless of financial circumstances. Hospices receive some NHS funding but rely heavily on charitable donations, fundraising, retail shops, and legacies to fund their services. It costs millions of pounds each year to run a hospice, with a significant proportion raised through community support.
Referrals to St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) are usually made by your GP, hospital consultant, or district nurse. You or your family can also contact St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) directly on 01823 259394 to discuss a referral. Referrals are based on clinical need — anyone with a life-limiting condition can be considered. You do not have to have cancer to be referred; hospices care for people with any advanced illness including heart failure, COPD, motor neurone disease, and dementia.
No, hospice care is not just about end-of-life care. Many patients visit St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) for symptom management (pain relief, breathlessness, nausea), rehabilitation and support to stay as well as possible, respite stays to give carers a break, and day hospice activities and therapies. Some patients attend for weeks or months and then return home. Hospice care aims to help you live as fully and comfortably as possible.
The day hospice at St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) provides a programme of care and activities for patients who live at home. You may attend one or two days per week for medical review and symptom management, complementary therapies (massage, aromatherapy, reflexology), creative activities (art, music), social interaction and peer support, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, and psychological support. Transport to and from the day hospice may be arranged.
Yes, St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) provides bereavement support for families and loved ones after a patient has died. This may include one-to-one counselling, bereavement support groups, telephone support, memorial services, and children and young people's bereavement services. Support is available regardless of whether the person died at the hospice or elsewhere. Contact 01823 259394 for information about bereavement services.
St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) may offer a Hospice at Home service, bringing specialist palliative care to patients in their own homes. This may include visits from specialist nurses, overnight care and sitting services, symptom management, practical support, and emotional support for patients and families. Hospice at Home allows people to be cared for and, if they wish, to die in the comfort and familiarity of their own home.
Yes, St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) can help you with advance care planning — documenting your wishes for future care. This may include an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (living will), Lasting Power of Attorney for health and welfare, preferred place of care and death, and a ReSPECT form (Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment). Having these conversations and documents in place ensures your wishes are known and respected.
Yes, St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) welcomes visitors and families. Visiting is usually flexible, with no strict visiting hours in the inpatient unit. Family rooms and overnight facilities may be available for relatives who wish to stay close. Children are welcome to visit. The hospice environment is designed to be calm, comfortable, and homelike. Staff will support families throughout their loved one's stay.
St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) supports people with any life-limiting condition, not just cancer. Conditions include advanced cancer, heart failure, COPD and other lung diseases, motor neurone disease (MND), multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease, advanced dementia, kidney failure, and liver failure. Referral is based on clinical need, and the hospice team works alongside your GP and hospital team.
St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) may offer complementary therapies including massage, aromatherapy, reflexology, Reiki, acupuncture, mindfulness and relaxation, creative arts therapy, and music therapy. These therapies complement medical treatment and can help with pain, anxiety, sleep, and overall wellbeing. All therapies are provided by qualified practitioners and are free to patients.
You can support St Margaret's Hospice Care (Taunton) by making a donation, volunteering your time, shopping at or donating to charity shops, taking part in fundraising events, leaving a gift in your will (legacy giving), organising your own fundraising activity, or becoming a regular donor. Contact 01823 259394 or visit the website to find out more about supporting your local hospice.
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Phone
01823 259394
Address
Heron Drive, Bishops Hull
Taunton
TA1 5HA
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Opening Hours
Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday 10:00 - 16:00
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