Marie Curie (charity)
| Founded | 6 July 1948 |
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| Type | Charities |
| Registration no. | England and Wales: 207994 |
| Focus | Health care, Health policy, Hospice care, Terminal illness care, Palliative care, End-of-life care, Research, Nursing |
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| Coordinates | 51°29′17″N 0°07′25″W / 51.4880°N 0.1237°W |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Revenue | £170 million (2022) |
| Employees | 3,883 (2022) |
| Website | http://www.mariecurie.org.uk |
Formerly called | Marie Curie Cancer Care, Marie Curie Memorial Foundation, Marie Curie Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases |
Marie Curie is a registered charitable organisation in the United Kingdom which provides hospice care and support for anyone with an illness they are likely to die from, and those close to them, and campaigns for better support for dying people. It was established in 1948, the same year as the National Health Service (NHS).
In the financial year 2021/22, the charity supported 66,024 people through its nursing services, hospices and support line calls. It runs nine hospices in Belfast, Bradford, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hampstead, Liverpool, Newcastle, and the West Midlands. The charity's information and support service was used more than 1.2 million times.
Marie Curie campaigns on issues affecting people with any illness they're likely to die from, their families and carers, and it's the largest charitable UK funder of palliative and end-of-life care research.