Cost of living forces Sutton Coldfield cancer charity from hospice

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A rise in rent and energy costs means The Cancer Support Centre must move from St Giles Hospice.

Marie Moore, vice-chair of trustees, said the support centre is urgently seeking new Sutton Coldfield premises

St Giles, which runs a supportive care centre at the Sutton Coldfield site and a main hospice in Whittington, Lichfield, supports people with illnesses such as cancer, motor neurone disease and heart failure. "If we paid... we wouldn't be able to afford to run the really important services that we deliver to our clients," she said.Andrew Harkness, CEO of St Giles Hospice, said the charity faced tough times due to the impact of Covid

 

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