Mission Statement

Mission, Vision, Ways and Means

Our Mission     

To sustain and build upon the provision of specialist, responsive and compassionate end-of-life care close to home for the residents of Christchurch, South East Dorset and South West Hampshire.                        

Our Vision

MCL envisions access to specialist and compassionate end-of-life care close to home for those living with a terminal diagnosis that responds sensitively to individual and family centred needs.   MCL aims to support living whilst dying, and specialist palliative and end of life care at home, or close to home, in purpose-built hospice accommodation.

Ways and Means

Energetic, ethical and sustainable fundraising

Working constructively with NHS Providers, Commissioners, and other local palliative care services to ensure the provision of equitable and responsive services

Contribute significant funding to the development or replacement of the existing Christchurch based Hospice premises

Make available funding for those services considered desirable to support palliative and end of life care, but outside the current scope of the NHS

Employment of appropriate professionals to enable MCL to meet its objectives and discharge its legal obligations to the Charity Commission

Work towards recognition as an Educational Centre of Excellence supporting the interprofessional learning and development of specialist clinical expertise of all practitioners engaged with end of life and palliative care

Through the above foster a sense of connection between the community and Macmillan Caring Locally