FAQ
Are Trinity & Brian House Children’s Hospice in separate locations or on the same site?
Brian House is our dedicated on site children’s hospice and part of our Family of Services we offer. Both Trinity Hospice and Brian House share the same registered charity number 511009.
How much do I have to pay for Trinity’s help?
Nothing. All our care at Trinity and any of its family of services is given entirely free of charge, however as a charity with limited government funding we rely heavily on the support of the local community. For more information on how you can support us please click here.
How do I get help from Trinity?
If you are referred to Trinity Hospice, you may receive help in a number of ways:
- by being admitted for a short period to the In Patient Unit.
- by coming for a day to the Day Therapy Unit or Brian House.
- by accessing the hospital based or community based Clinical Nurse Specialists, who can visit you either in hospital or at home.
- by accessing information and counselling services from the Linden Centre.
- by receiving short courses of appropriate Complementary Therapies such as aromatherapy and reflexology.
- by accessing the Lymphoedema Service.
Is the Hospice Funded by the NHS?
We are not part of the NHS, however we do receive around a third of our annual running costs from local Primary Care Trust’s. This equates to around £2 million of the £6 million iit costs to fund our entire service for one year. The remaining £4 million comes from the support of the local community.