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 rely on Phyllis Tuckwell to support them 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.