Facts and figures

Our patients, our care and our people

• We serve the Sheffield people who need us most, regardless of age, cultural background, postcode or religion.
• Despite our name we have no religious affiliation.
• We treat all our patients with consideration, dignity and respect.
• St Luke’s isn’t only for cancer patients. We also help people with other illnesses including neurological conditions (such as Motor Neurone Disease), HIV and end stage heart, lung and kidney conditions.
• Sometimes patients are admitted to the hospice for a short time and are discharged home once their symptoms are under control thanks to our expert care.
• Around 400 unpaid volunteers help our 170 staff to deliver our services, supporting St Lukes in many different ways – from patient care to family support, to helping us raise money.

How many people do we help?

• Here at the hospice, at any one time we’re caring for 20 patients in our In-Patient Unit – 400 in any one year.
• Meanwhile, throughout the city our 10 community nurses are caring for around 400 patients in their own homes – around 1,000 every year.
• And every year individual programmes of therapies, treatments and advice at our Therapies and Rehabilitation Centre help around 350 patients to live independently at home for as long as possible.
• Every year we help around 1,400 patients, plus their families and carers – about 5,000 people all told.
• We also train other healthcare providers in Sheffield to care for their own terminally ill patients, and our educational influence extends far beyond Sheffield’s boundaries. For 40 years the example of our pioneering work and the outstanding expertise of our staff have been benefiting hospice patients both nationwide and worldwide.