Find out about Hospice UK membership and how to join us.
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Membership of Hospice UK is open to UK organisations that provide hospice care.
We have over 200 members across the UK including independent charitable hospices, Marie Curie, Sue Ryder and NHS charities which support a dedicated hospice service.
Anyone who works or volunteers for a Hospice UK member organisation can access our member-only services and resources.
Read the list below to find out how you can make the most of your membership.
Keep up-to-date with everything that's going on at Hospice UK by subscribing to our weekly members' newsletter.
Join one of our free virtual networks or attend one of our conferences to become part of a community of professionals in the hospice sector and beyond.
Contribute to our understanding of hospice care in the UK and compare your own data with the national picture by participating in one of our data collection and benchmarking exercises.
Feed into our campaigns and offer your views to inform national opinions, action and response.
Get involved in our National Legacy Campaign and opt in to our London Marathon package. You can also apply to one of our grant programmes to develop your work in a particular area.
Hospice UK membership gives you free or discounted access to a range of benefits.
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As a member of Hospice UK, your organisation will be able to:
Organisations in the UK that provide or support hospice care can apply for membership of Hospice UK. A membership fee will apply.
Criteria for different types of hospice organisation are below.
Individuals cannot become members of Hospice UK, but anyone who works or volunteers for a Hospice UK member organisation can access all our member-only services and resources.
The hospice's primary purpose is to provide hospice care.
The hospice is registered with the Care Quality Commission in England, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland, or Care Inspectorate in Scotland or Wales.
The hospice:
submits an annual return to the Charity Commission (in England, Northern Ireland and Wales) or the Scottish Charity Regulator
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complies with Community Interest Community regulation requirements.
The hospice's accounts are subject to independent scrutiny as required by the law in the jurisdiction in which the charity is registered.
NHS hospices cannot be members of Hospice UK themselves. However a fundraising charity can join on behalf of an NHS hospice, allowing them to access all our member benefits.
The charity's primary purpose must be to support hospice care.
The hospice service being supported must be:
registered with the Care Quality Commission in England, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland, or Care Inspectorate in Scotland or Wales
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part of an NHS Trust registration.
The charity must submit an annual return to the Charity Commission (in England, Northern Ireland and Wales) or the Scottish Charity Regulator.
The charity's accounts must be subject to independent scrutiny as required by the law in the jurisdiction in which the charity is registered.
The organisation's primary purpose is to provide or support hospice care.
The organisation's hospice services are registered with the Care Quality Commission in England, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland, or Care Inspectorate in Scotland or Wales.
The organisation:
submits an annual return to the Charity Commission (in England, Northern Ireland and Wales) or the Scottish Charity Regulator
or
complies with Community Interest Community regulation requirements.
The organisation's accounts are subject to independent scrutiny as required by the law in the jurisdiction in which the charity is registered.
