Marie Curie (charity)

Marie Curie (Charity)
Founded6 July 1948 (1948-07-06)
TypeCharities
Registration no.England and Wales: 207994
Focushealth care, Health policy, Hospice care, Terminal Illness care, palliative care, End of Life care, Research, Nursing
Location
  • Marie Curie, One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, SW11 7BW
Coordinates51°29′17″N 0°07′25″W / 51.4880°N 0.1237°W / 51.4880; -0.1237
Area served
United Kingdom
Revenue
£170 million (2022)[1]
Employees3,883 (2022)[1]
Websitehttp://www.mariecurie.org.uk
Formerly called
Marie Curie Cancer Care, Marie Curie Memorial Foundation, Marie Curie Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases

Marie Curie is a registered charitable organisation in the United Kingdom which provides hospice care and support for anyone with an illness they are likely to die from, and those close to them, and campaigns for better support for dying people. It was established in 1948, the same year as the National Health Service (NHS).

In the financial year 2021/22, the charity supported 66,024 people through its nursing services, hospices and support line calls. It runs nine hospices in Belfast, Bradford, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hampstead, Liverpool, Newcastle, and the West Midlands. The charity's information and support service was used more than 1.2 million times.[2]

Marie Curie campaigns on issues affecting people with any illness they're likely to die from, their families and carers, and it's the largest charitable UK funder of palliative and end-of-life care research.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Marie Curie (charity), registered charity no. 207994". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  2. ^ Marie Curie. "Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22" (PDF). mariecurie.org.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ^ Marie Curie (2022). "Marie Curie Annual Report and Accounts, 2021-22" (PDF). Marie Curie website. Retrieved 2 October 2023.