24-hour advice line
The Advice Line is here to provide specialist palliative care advice and support to patients, carers, families, and healthcare professionals 24 hours a day.
St Margaret’s has been providing expert end-of-life and palliative care for adults and their families in Somerset for over four decades.
As we continue to deliver holistic and compassionate hospice care, our aim will be to empower more people who have progressive life-limiting illnesses to live fully and die with dignity.
You can make a real difference to people in Somerset living with life-limiting illness. Sponsor a nurse now and help us care for our community - now and always.
The Advice Line is here to provide specialist palliative care advice and support to patients, carers, families, and healthcare professionals 24 hours a day.
95% of our care is carried out in the comfort of your own home or in the community.
With Physiotherapy, Complementary Therapy and Occupational Therapy we've tailored support for your needs.
The Sunflower Centre teams provide a holistic service, helping meet our patients’ physical, emotional and social needs empowering patients to to build coping strategies, maximise independence and increase quality of life.
There is no right or wrong way to grieve. There may also be times when you can feel emotionally overwhelmed and this is where the bereavement service can offer you appropriate support.
Spiritual care is about what gives meaning to our lives and includes love, hope, forgiveness and all kinds of emotional strength.
In our Taunton hospice, our In-Patient Unit has 12 beds for patients whose needs are increasingly complex.
The Lymphoedema Service provides specialist assessment and treatment for children and adults with Lymphoedema of any cause.
Ken’s festive keyboard performance at the Yeovil Sunflower Centre Day Hospice is a reminder that even in the most challenging times, there is still room for connection, creativity, and joy.
Read and watch Ken’s Story
Since walking through the front door, I have nothing but admiration for both the staff and the place itself.Ken
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We can't run our events without volunteers! With a wide range of roles available, take a look and see if you can help us out.
We have 31 charity shops across the county. Drop off your donations or find yourself a bargain!
28 prizes up for grabs each week from £10 - £1,000. Our Rollover prize could go up to £10,000!
We have around 900 volunteers and we couldn’t do what we do without them! Find out how you can get involved.
It takes £15m to run the hospice each year and £12m of that we fundraise. Every donation, no matter the size, helps us to care for those with life-limiting illnesses.
After losing her dad Rob, Hayley looks back on the support, kindness and comfort her family received from St Margaret’s Hospice.
After nearly three decades of marriage, Vida and Nigel faced the unimaginable when he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer.
This Apprenticeships Week, we’re celebrating the learning, development and support that helps make outstanding hospice care possible, now and into the future.
Our Glorious Gardens 2026 brochure will be launching in April - Watch this space!
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about writing or updating a Will - explored in a free, relaxed information event with local experts at our Taunton hospice hub.
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about writing or updating a Will - explored in a free, relaxed information event with local experts at the Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury.
A look back over the past financial year recognising the challenges and achievements within St Margaret's.
Advice, emotional support, and practical guidance to help carers balance their wellbeing while supporting a loved one with a life-limiting illness.
Project ECHO brings together communities of healthcare practitioners for learning and support, with the goal of improving care through collaborative problem-solving.