What we do

What we do

We care for more than 40,000 terminally ill people in the UK a year.
What we do
What is terminal illness?

What is a terminal illness?

A terminal illness is an illness or condition which cannot be cured and is likely to lead to someone’s death.
What is a terminal illness?
Our history

Our history

Learn about Marie Curie’s history, from our founding in 1948 to today.
Our history

Services to support you

Marie Curie Nurses work on the front line, night and day, in people’s homes across the UK, providing hands-on care and vital emotional support.

Our nine hospices offer the reassurance of specialist care and support, in a friendly, welcoming environment, for people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones around the UK.

And our trained Helper volunteers and advisers are here for you with practical information and support when you don’t know what to do next or just need to talk.

Read more about what we do.

Our strategy

Our strategy

Our main drivers for ensuring dying people have the best possible experience, reflecting what's most important to them.

Find out more

Our strategy

How we work

How we work

Find out about our trustees, chief executive and executive board.
How we work
Plans, reports and policies

Plans, reports and policies

Read our latest annual report and accounts, our latest infection prevention report and quality account, and our policies and ethical statements.
Plans, reports and policies

Stories

Let’s celebrate our wonderful volunteers

Let’s celebrate our wonderful volunteers

It’s Volunteers’ Week from 1-7 June, so we’re saying thank you to the people who give up their time for Marie Curie.

Published 27 May 2022
Let’s celebrate our wonderful volunteers
"I can't afford to look after my son"

"I can't afford to look after my son"

Melanie, who is living with stage four cancer, shares how financial worries are impacting her and her family.

Published 11 May 2022
"I can't afford to look after my son"

What is palliative care?

Palliative care is treatment, care and support for people with a terminal illness, and the people close to them.
What is palliative care?