 The North London Hospice shop in Chipping Barnet High Street. | |
| Abbreviation | NLH |
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| Formation | 1984 |
| Type | Charity |
| Purpose | Hospice care to patients with life-limiting illnesses |
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The North London Hospice (NLH) is a registered charity offering hospice care to patients with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. It was founded in 1984 in response to the lack of aftercare for patients being discharged from hospital in north London following the closure of St. Columbus Hospital in 1981, which had been north London's only long-stay hospital. The north London Hospice was the United Kingdom's first multi-faith hospice.[1] It provides its specialist palliative and end-of-life care to people within the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. This takes place at its Finchley in-patient unit, which was opened in 1992, it's Health & Wellbeing Centre in Winchmore Hill and the majority of care is provided to people at home.
North London Hospice receives some funding from the NHS to support its services, but the majority of its funding comes from donations from its community and from income produced by its 17 charity shops.
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