The number of local people needing us to help them through terminal illness and until the end of their lives, is at an all-time high. Yet given our ageing and growing population, and mounting pressures on NHS services, more and more people will need Phyllis Tuckwell in future. In fact, as many as 1 in every 3 local people will need Phyllis Tuckwell’s support at the end of their lives. To care for all those that need us, we have taken the ambitious decision to build a new Hospice.