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Our history

1972

Michael Sobell House

A chance meeting in 1972 between Dr Alistair Laing, Consultant Radiotherapist and Dr Eric Hughes of the National Society for Cancer Relief (NSCR, latterly Macmillan), resulted in a report confirming the need for specialist palliative care for people living with a terminal illness. The President of the NSCR, Sir Michael Sobell, was impressed by the report and decided to personally provide £1 million to help support the building of the hospice.

1977

Michael Sobell House

“With funding from the NHS, Sir Michael Sobell and the local community, enough funds were raised to build a specialist palliative care unit, and the Michael Sobell Hospice opened its doors ito its first patients.”

23rd July 1982

Michael Sobell House

The Day therapy unit was opened at the hospice by DR Rober Runice, the Arch Bishop of Canterbury

Harlington Hospice

Reg and Mary Hopkins had a vision. Their wish was to make the End of Life for local people more comfortable and peaceful. They recruited more volunteers and began a long and arduous journey to establish what we all know as Harlington Hospice which now supports people throughout the London Borough of Hillingdon. hat small group initially worked from their homes, raising funds and starting with volunteer run services. As the organisation grew it needed premises: first in Victoria Lane and then expanding to a building behind the doctors surgery in Lansdowne House. Finally, the Hospice bought the whole St Peters Way site, securing it’s future.

1993

Harlington Hospice

Landsdowne House was refurbished and extended. Modern and welcoming, this is home to our expanding range of services including Day Care, Counselling, Children’s Bereavement Support, Dementia Support, Wellbeing Services, Services for carers and lymphoedema Clinics.

1993

Harlington Hospice

June 2018

Harlington Hospice had become aware of the closing of the Inpatient Unit at Michael Sobell Hospice (Northwood). It has sadly closed due to major changes with the clinical provider, East & North Herts Hospital NHS Trust, and an increasing awareness that the Hospice building was in need of refurbishment in order to offer the best possible environment for our patients and their families.

Michael Sobell Hospice

June 2018

The Inpatient Unit was sadly closed due to major changes with our clinical provider, East & North Herts Hospital NHS Trust, and an increasing awareness that the Hospice building was in need of refurbishment in order to offer the best possible environment for our patients and their families. Following a vehement campaign by our local community and a commitment from the Michael Sobell Charity to fund the refurbishment, it was agreed the unit could reopen.

Harlington Hospice

December 2019

Harlington Hospice became the new clinical partner at Michael Sobell Hospice. Harlington Hospice, worked extremely hard to negotiate contacts with the Clinical Commissioning Group and provided the necessary clinical and administrative processes and procedures needed to operate the new Unit. Together with Michael Sobell Hospice Charity they were delighted to announce the reopening of the Inpatient Unit at Michael Sobell Hospice

Michael Sobell Hospice

December 2019

The inpatient Unit was reopened

January 2020

Michael Sobell Hospice

The first patient was admitted

Harlington Hospice

Our Hospice at Home service started. This provides specialist nursing care staff to support people and their families in the final days and weeks of their lives. This care enables people to fulfil teir wish to stay at home as long as possible and often, if they choose, to die there.

2003

April 2023

Michael Sobell Hospice

Michael Sobell Hospice Charity’s primary purpose remains as it was in 1977 – to provide care for people from the local community who face life limiting illnesses and to provide vital support for their families and carers. The Hospice team also continue to embrace a philosophy of care that is supported by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, chaplains, social workers, counsellors, physiotherapists, occupational and complementary therapists, housekeepers and administration staff.