Marie Curie

Everyone deserves the right support at the end of life

Whether you have months, weeks or days left to live, we're here for you with clinical and emotional care, supporting you to be comfortable, free of pain and other symptoms, and able to live the best life you can to the end.

We're all unique, and what matters most to you matters most to us. We'll care for you at home and in our hospices, and give you practical and emotional help over the phone and online. We're here for the people closest to you too, right now and in the future.

Learn more about palliative and end of life care.

Who we are

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end of life charity.

What we do

We provide expert hospice care, support over the phone, and we push for a better end of life for all by campaigning and sharing research to change the system.

How we can help

Information and support

Marie Curie has free information and support about dying, death and bereavement, online, in print, and over the phone. From first questions after a terminal diagnosis, or information about accessing services, to experiences shared by carers, guidance on planning for death, and support for grief.

Hospice care

We provide expert hospice care wherever it's needed – either in a hospice or within the comfort of your own home.

Our nurses, healthcare assistants and other healthcare professionals bring the nursing, clinical and emotional help you need to you, in your home. And we offer support to the people close to you too – from reassurance and practical information to letting them take a break.

Our hospices help people with any illness they're likely to die from, and the people close to them, receive the support they need. From medical and physical support to psychological and emotional care, whatever your illness, at whatever stage of the journey, we help you to live the best life possible, right to the end.

Some real stories from patients can be found on our blog.

Companion volunteers

Companions offer free emotional and practical companionship for people at or approaching the end of life, and those close to them. They focus on what's important to you. It might be accompanying you to appointments, being there to listen to how you're feeling without judgment, or stepping in so family or carers can take a break.

Find out more about our Companions or see how to become one.

Find out more about Marie Curie in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, or learn about our history.