Forest Holme Hospice

Welcome to Forest Holme Hospice

We help ensure that everyone in our community affected by life-limiting illness or bereavement, gets the care and support they need, either at home or in our dedicated hospice facility.

NHS funding is limited, which is why we need to raise £1 million each year so that our team can deliver the highest level of care, when and where it counts.

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30th Apr 26

Early positive impact of Hospice at Home

Forest Holme Hospice is already seeing the difference its Hospice at Home service in Poole is making, supporting patients with compassionate, personalised end of life care in the comfort of their own homes.

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24th Apr 26

Greener Palliative Care Silver Award

Forest Holme has been recognised for its environmental commitment, receiving the Greener Palliative Care Silver Award as part of the programme’s inaugural awards, achieving the highest accolade among the first organisations to take part.

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20th Apr 26

Walking into the sunset

Over 450 participants took part in Forest Holme Hospice Charity’s inaugural Sunset Walk, coming together for a special evening in memory of loved ones.

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12th Mar 26

Purbeck Ice Cream’s eight years of support

The charity recently visited Purbeck Ice Cream’s headquarters in Wareham to personally thank the team for their long-standing support of the hospice.

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10th Mar 26

Gold Standard recognised for hospice care

Forest Holme Hospice has proudly been recognised for excellence in care with a prestigious Gold award from University Hospitals Dorset.

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4th Mar 26

‘Reflections from the Pandemic’ booklet launched

Forest Holme Hospice Charity has published a new booklet, capturing the lived experiences of hospice staff during the Covid 19 pandemic.