Cookie Policy

Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small text only string of information that we store on your computer’s hard disk when you visit our website. These are generally useful as they can provide information about you, for example that you have visited our site before, and so they enable us to quickly recall your details from our database.

You have the option to refuse cookies being placed on your machine by adjusting your browser settings at different levels – from accepting all cookies, to rejecting all cookies. You can also set your browser to notify you whenever a website attempts to write a cookie to your computer. In order to change your computer’s privacy settings we recommend you refer to your browser’s user instructions. Due to the nature of our website, from time to time some areas require the use of cookies to enable the site content and services to properly work as expected. We accept no liability for any part of the website that you cannot access if you refuse to accept cookies onto your computer. If you wish to disable cookies used on this site you can do that by clicking here (except for those that are strictly necessary). Please see below: How are Cookies used on this site?

For further information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

How are Cookies used on the site?

Strictly Necessary Cookies

The eShop uses cookies named: shopperID, .ASPNET and ASPXANONYMOUS. These cookies are strictly necessary to enable the eShop to work properly and cannot be disabled. Read more…

Compliance Cookies

This cookie is placed when you click ‘Continue’ on the cookie information warning bar that is displayed at the top of our website and tells us you have given your consent to the use of cookies on our site. A compliance cookie is also placed if you change your cookie preferences using the cookie control panel on our website.

Session Cookies

Session cookies allow users to be recognised within a website so any page changes or item/data selection you make is remembered from page to page.

Cookies used: CFID – ColdFusion Unique Identifier, CFTOKEN – ColdFusion Unique Identifier, JSESSIONID – Java session Unique Identifier, FRONTUNIQUEID – SiteMachine Unique Identifier

Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors come from and the pages they visited, so that we can measure and improve the performance of our site, using a service provided by Google Analytics. Click here to read Google’s privacy policy. You can choose whether or not to allow these cookies to be set in the cookie control panel.

Advertising Cookies

At times, advertising cookies may be set to track and monitor the effectiveness of ad related activity. You can choose whether or not to allow these cookies to be set in the cookie control panel.

In a typical year...
£11.23
our cost, per minute
11,000
phone calls to patients at home
600
fabulous volunteers
700
patients cared for at home
3,200
home visits
300
patients at the hospice
18,000
of cups of tea
290
counselling sessions
We can only provide the care we do thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, through their continued volunteering, fundraising and donations throughout the year. Your donation will enable us to continue providing care and support to those facing a life-limiting diagnosis, and to support their loved ones.