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.
Living alone, Richard carried a very real fear of dying unnoticed and not being found, but having weekly contact with his nurse, Anna, gave him a reliable point of support whom he could reach at any time.
Richard recently died peacefully on the hospice’s In-Patient Unit. Before his death he was a devoted supporter of St Margaret’s, speaking of the hospice with warmth and gratitude.
The first time I walked in there, the thing I most remember are the smiles, from both staff and from patients. All my problems, my anxiety, even my pain, just took second place to the ambience of that environment.Richard
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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 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.
Student Volunteering Week takes place from 9–15 February and is a national celebration of the passion, drive and impact of young people who choose to give their time to make a difference in their communities.
Join us at St Margaret’s Hospice in Yeovil for our 2026 Firewalk: an unforgettable evening where you’ll walk barefoot across a bed of glowing embers.
Sign up by Monday 23 February to open your garden this spring and summer to help fund hospice care across Somerset.
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.
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.