What we do

What does the Trust do?

Founded in 1998 by Don and Ali Westacott, the Diana Princess of Wales Hospice Care at Home Trust is a registered Isle of Man charity.

The Trust helps fund specialist nursing staff to provide respite care and end-of-life palliative care for Isle of Man residents with cancer or other life-limiting illnesses who choose to remain at home in their last days.

This ‘hospice at home’ service aims to provide high quality nursing care and support not only to the individual patient, but also to their family, friends and carers. Since the launch of the Trust, we have raised over £1million towards care funding.

Who can benefit from the service?

Any patients who are resident in the Isle of Man and who have a life limiting illness. For example, cancer or other progressive conditions where curative treatment is no longer possible or appropriate.

Do patients have to pay for Hospice at Home?

The service is provided by Hospice Isle of Man nurses free of charge to patients who are resident in the Isle of Man.

Provision of Hospice at Home Care

The Hospice at Home service is a team effort – our funding goes towards supporting the close working relationship between Hospice Isle of Man and partners in the wider community. These partners typically include the patient’s GP, District Nurses, the Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and other social and health care professionals.

How is the service obtained?

Patients are usually referred to the Palliative Care Specialist Team based at Hospice Isle of Man by a GP, Consultant, District Nurse, Health Visitor or Social Worker. On referral, one of the Clinical Nurse Specialists will identify the patient’s needs before making an assessment and organising a plan of care.