Hospice Care Week (5–11 October 2026) a time to celebrate and champion hospice care across the UK, and at Dove House, the team highlighted the many ways hospice care supports people and their loved ones across the local community.
Dove House encouraged the local community to get involved this Hospice Care Week. Whether it’s starting a conversation about hospice care, popping into a Dove House shop, volunteering, sharing stories, making a regular donation or simply helping to raise awareness, everyone can play a part in celebrating hospice care in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The support Dove House Hospice offers extends far beyond the Inpatient care many people may traditionally associate with hospices. Dove House provides a range of wellbeing services that give people opportunities to receive care and advice, connect, spend time with others, explore their interests and find support during difficult times. From outpatients appointments with doctors or therapists to wellbeing groups and bereavement support, Dove House offers more than you might think and can provide care earlier in a person’s illness that is often realised.
The Dove House wellbeing groups which launched this year are for adults in the region with progressive life limiting illnesses and can be an introduction to the other services the hospice offers. There’s Tea & Talk, where people can come together over a cuppa and chat about their illnesses; Hearts in Bloom which offers gardening and nature based activities for those who are no longer able to enjoy these at home, Fatigue, Anxiety and Breathlessness (FAB) group and the Living Well Group to support with emotional wellbeing. The hospice was also proud to launch Brighter Tomorrows bereavement group for people whose love done had used the hospice’s services.
Helen Hudson, Director of Clinical Services, said:
“Our Wellbeing Services are a crucial part of Dove House care, providing people with the opportunity to access the support they need while living with a life limiting illness, before they may need 24-hour care on our Inpatient Unit. They also provide a welcoming introduction to hospice care. We know that many people can feel nervous when they hear the word “hospice”, and our Wellbeing Services offer a supportive way to get to know Dove House, build relationships with our team and discover that we are so much more than they may have expected.”
The hospice also offers services to the wider community, Friday Friends community group and Welcome Wednesdays Bereavement Cafe, provide
opportunities for people to meet others, build connections and feel supported even if they have no prior connection to Dove House.
These are just some of the ways Dove House supports people and their families, alongside the specialist care provided by its clinical teams.
A Dove House service user who has been accessing the hospice’s Fatigue, Anxiety and Breathlessness (FAB) Group said:
“The FAB group has helped me feel less alone and more able to manage the challenges I face. Hospice care isn't just about the end of life. It's also about helping people make the most of the life they have now. I'm very grateful that I found Dove House and had the opportunity to be part of the FAB group.”
To celebrate Hospice Care Week the charity were out and about across the area promoting their work and talking to the local community about their services on the 8th to 10th October, Observers could see Hull City Hall lit up green, one of Dove House’s iconic colours, as a striking reminder across the city of the importance of hospice care in our community during Hospice Care Week.
To find out more about Dove House Hospice, the care and support available, or how you can support the hospice, visit: www.dovehouse.org.uk/hospicecareweek
