Katharine House Hospice

Who we are

Katharine House Hospice provides specialist palliative care for adults with an incurable illness across north Oxfordshire and south Northamptonshire.

Hospice care is for anyone over the age of 18 years who has an advanced life-limiting illness. At Katharine House, the care is delivered by a multi-professional team who have specialised in this field and take a holistic approach, considering physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.

We also recognise the importance of those close to our patients. Family and friends are affected too and they may have lots of concerns and questions that we can answer and support.

Our culture and values

Culture - for our patients, volunteers, staff and everyone in-between, everyone is an individual and we are a supportive, caring organisation.

VALUES

Trusted - To be trusted as a partner and as an advocate by those we work with, our community and supporters.We fundraise for the provision of advice and practical support on specialist palliative care across our catchment area.

Community - To be the key community representative in palliative care. To be the charity of choice for our community.

Dynamic - To utilise all resources, ensuring that we respond to fundraising opportunity and patient need.

Charity - To ensure that we communicate to our supporters the impact of their donations.

Making Every Moment Matter - To enable our patients and families to make the most of life, by funding services that support them. To communicate how to live with a palliative diagnosis and how we can support that. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

At Katharine House we have an EDI Officer who works across our hospice and Sobell House. To us, “Inclusion Matters”: We are working hard to creating a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion at Katharine House Hospice and Sobell House.