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For reasons as to why we have chosen Marie Curie as our principle charity, please see Vickie's story, however here is a little more information about the charity:

  • There are more than 2,000 Marie Curie Nurses in the UK. They care for half of all cancer patients who die at home - but we want to reach more.

  • The charity cares for 25,000 people a year - the equivalent to filling five Royal Albert Halls.

  • It costs £11,000 to run Marie Curie Cancer Care for one hour.

  • It costs £20 an hour to provide a Marie Curie Nurse.

  • All our services are always free to patients and their families.

  • We care for more than 3,000 in-patients in our 10 hospices each year and are the largest hospice providers after the NHS.

  • Marie Curie Cancer Care was founded in 1948, the same year as the NHS.

  • Marie Curie Cancer Care celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2008.

  • Our charity is named after the scientist Marie Curie who was born in 1867 in Poland. She discovered radium – which was for many years the main element in radiotherapy treatment. Marie Curie was twice awarded the Nobel Prize: for Physics in 1903 and Chemistry 1911. She died in 1934.

  • Marie Curie Cancer Care adopted the daffodil emblem in 1986. The daffodil is also the emblem of leading cancer charities in Australia, New Zealand Canada and the Irish Republic. The flower is widely recognised as a symbol of renewal and optimism – symbolising the promise of spring after the long dark days of winter. Many people liken the flower to our Marie Curie Nurses who offer care and support to people at what can be a very stressful and difficult time in their lives

 Some useful costs

This list is designed to give you a variety of useful statistics. These can be used to give supporters an indication of how a donation can help Marie Curie Cancer Care and how much is needed to fund our core services. This is not a specific wish list of things we need.

£1  pays for a patient information pack, giving practical advice about the Marie Curie Nursing Service
£5 pays for bereavement booklets to support 20 children
£20 pays for a Marie Curie Nurse for one hour in a patient’s home
£30 buys a nurse’s uniform
£35  pays for a slide sheet, used by Marie Curie Nurses to move patients in bed
£135

would pay for attendance at a Day Therapy unit for one day in a Marie Curie hospice

£160 pays for a full shift for a Marie Curie Nurse in the patient’s home
£450 pays for Marie Curie Cancer Care’s contribution to the cost of caring for an in-patient in a hospice for a day

£500

 buys one hour of scientific research
£700 pays for an occupational therapist for a week.
£800 pays for the cost of caring for an in-patient in a Marie Curie hospice for a day
£800 pays for a syringe driver
£1,250 would buy a portable oxygen system that will relieve distressing symptoms wherever the patient happens to be, so not confining them to bed
£1,800 pays for a pressure relieving mattress
£2,750 will cover the cost of Marie Curie Cancer Care’s nationwide nursing service for one hour
£4,000 covers the cost of running Marie Curie Cancer Care’s 10 hospices for one hour
£11,500 pays for one day of scientific research
£40,000 will cover the cost of a Marie Curie Clinical Nurse Specialist for one year
£66,000

will cover the cost of Marie Curie Cancer Care’s nationwide nursing service for one day

£75,000

would pay for a Group Leader, including overheads, at the Marie Curie Research Institute for one year

£370,000

supports a complete group of scientists, inclusive of salaries, for one year at the Marie Curie Research Institute

£470,000

will cover the cost of Marie Curie Cancer Care’s nationwide nursing service for one week

£680,000

will cover the cost of running Marie Curie Cancer Care’s 10 hospices for one week

£2.0 million

will cover the cost of running the Marie Curie Nursing Service’s Referral Centre for one year

£2.0 million

will cover the cost of Marie Curie Cancer Care’s nationwide nursing service for one month

£3 million

will cover the cost of running Marie Curie Cancer Care’s 10 hospices for one month

£25 million

will cover the cost of Marie Curie Cancer Care’s nationwide nursing service for one year

£34 million

will cover the cost of running Marie Curie Cancer Care’s 10 hospices for one year

For further information about Marie Curie please visit their website - www.mariecurie.org.uk

To make a donation please visit www.justgiving.co.uk/..............

 

 

 
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