Announcements and news

Website Maintenance 2nd October – Community Forum affected

Unfortunately, our Online Community Forum is going to be unavailable on Tuesday 2nd October for website maintenance. We fully expect it to be back up and running as normal within a day. 

Our Support Line will be ....

Doctor criticised after saying cancer is ‘the best way to die’

Give your opinion on Marie Curie Information

Would you like to help us improve Marie Curie information? We're looking for volunteers who have had experience of terminal illness to join our Readers’ Panel.  You could be living with a terminal illness, or caring for someone, or you may have been bereaved. As we update our booklets and ....

Volunteers Week

From 1-12 June it's Volunteers week. Many People give up their time to make a difference to Marie Curie and we would like to say 'Thank You'. If you would like to read more about our volunteers you can do so here.  ....

ovarian cancer

Hi can any one help me make a decision I have just been diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer and have been offered surgery this will be major surgery has cancer is affecting my bowel bladder and upper stomach and above the spleen I will probably need 2 bags 1 for ....

We want to hear what you think

We launched our new Information and Support Service this year to help support anyone affected by terminal illness. The information and support is available through our web site, a telephone support line, this online community forum, and through booklets and leaflets. It is really important to us that the Service is ....

Marie Curie Helpline now free on mobiles

Our Helpline on 0800 090 2309 has always been free to call on landlines, but with the new UK Calling changes it's now free on mobiles too.From 1 July 2015 all numbers starting 0800 or 0808 will become free for consumers to call from mobile phones, as they are from ....

Dying without Dignity Report

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman – the body that investigates complaints about the NHS that cannot be resolved at the local level – has today published its first report into complaints about the care that people received at the end of their lives. The report is a stark reminder of ....

The Marie Curie Support Line launches today

I'm happy to announce the launch of the Marie Curie Support Line today. This is a confidential phone helpline for anyone who has questions about terminal illness, needs support or just wants to talk. The kind of questions we can help with include:What benefits am I entitled to?I’m tired all the ....

Support our Great Daffodil Appeal in March

March means The Great Daffodil Appeal for Marie Curie when millions of people across the UK donate to show their support for our work. Your donation will help our nurses care for someone living with a terminal illness at home, so they can spend more time with the people they ....