Stars line up for charity Christmas concert
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Capture the spirit of Christmas with candlelit carols and festive celebrity readings at the stunning surroundings of Southwark Cathedral, London. On Thursday 9 December at 6.30pm, an all star cast will line up for Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Carols in the City concert. Celebrity guest readers Tara Fitzgerald, Jon Culshaw and David Morrissey will be attending the enchanting candlelit event, hosted by John Stapleton, at the grand Southwark Cathedral. Special Events Fundraiser Nikki Clare said: “While so many of us look forward to spending Christmas with our families, Marie Curie Nurses will be working throughout the festive period, providing free nursing care to people with a terminal illness. The event promises to be a magical evening and all the money raised will help provide care and support long after the festive season is over.” After the concert guests will enjoy a champagne and canapés reception held in the Millennium Courtyard marquee. -ENDS- |
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Marie Curie is one of the UK’s largest charities. Employing more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals, it expects to provide care to around 29,000 terminally ill patients in the community and in its hospices this year and is the largest provider of hospice beds outside the NHS.
Funding
Around 70 per cent of the charity’s income comes from the generous support of thousands of individuals, membership organisations and businesses, with the balance of our funds coming from the NHS.
Marie Curie Nurses
The charity is best known for its network of Marie Curie Nurses working in the community to provide end-of-life care, totally free for patients in their own homes.
Research
The charity has two centres for palliative care research, The Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit at University College London and The Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute in Liverpool. It also funds seven fundamental scientific research groups which investigate the causes and treatments of cancer. This research was previously carried out at the Marie Curie Research Institute in Oxted, Surrey. The programmes are now located in universities around the country, and will receive funding from the charity until 2012.
Supporting the choice to die at home
Research shows around 65 per cent of people would like to die at home if they had a terminal illness, with a sizeable minority opting for hospice care. However, more than 50 per cent of cancer deaths still occur in hospital, the place people say they would least like to be. Since 2004 Marie Curie has been campaigning for more patients to be able to make the choice to be cared for and die at home.
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