How we are governed

Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. Its overarching purpose of is to ensure the long-term sustainable success of the charity and to this end the board of trustees is primarily concerned with leadership, direction, policy and strategy, and to provide assurance to members and stakeholders of the charity. The board must ensure that HHCNL’s activities are directed towards fulfilment of its charitable purposes, which are set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. 

Patient Coordinator

The management of Hospice at Home is delegated to the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team who are accountable to the board. 

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The board of trustees has overall legal responsibility for the governance of the organisation,  ensuring compliance with Charity Commission regulations and guidelines and Companies House regulations. Our work is organised around the principles of corporate governance: clinical effectiveness; finance; workforce; information technology; patient and public involvement; education and Training and audit. The principles of public life guide our behaviours and attitudes: selflessness; integrity; accountability; honesty; openness; objectivity and leadership.    

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for those adults facing life threatening/life limiting illness regardless of cause and to support individuals, their families and carers through skilled and compassionate, holistic care. The values that Hospice at Home aspires to are: 

  • Put patients first and be sure they are at the heart of everything we do whilst supporting their families and carers. 
  • Treat everyone with dignity and respect whether they are receiving or giving care. 
  • Deliver the most responsive, effective palliative care we can. 
  • Promote learning, 
  • Be open, honest and transparent in all we do, 
  • Make best possible use of funds to ensure value for money. 

 

Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland has had an eventful and interesting journey from its beginnings 26 years ago. We have moved from being a small organisation to a medium-sized enterprise. We have so much to thank those early pioneers and leaders of the charity for and are very grateful for the work of our staff, volunteers, business partners, and the community that have supported us for so long. With your continued support we will continue to thrive well into the future.