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The Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital is a Specialist Palliative Care Unit for patients in South East Dorset and South West Hampshire. It is run by the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and the core services are met by the Hospital Trust. In 2009 it was awarded ‘Practice Development Unit Status’, making it a Centre of Excellence.

‘Macmillan Caring Locally’ is a Trust operating from offices in the Macmillan Unit, which provides funding to enhance this care, and to provide an attractive, homely environment for patients and their families and visitors. We also provide funds for nursing and medical equipment to improve patient treatment and comfort. Since 1974 we have supported major service developments in palliative care in the local Community; and funded  innovative cancer diagnosis and treatment procedures.

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Macmillan Purchase The Grove

We are delighted to announce that Macmillan Caring Locally has just completed the purchase of the Grove Hotel in Bournemouth. This 35 bed hotel (situated at the top of Bath Hill) will undergo 6 months of refurbishment before opening as our new holiday Hotel for Cancer Patients and their families or carers.

Albany Lodge (see article on the right) will continue to operate until the Grove opens, when it will be put on the market.



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Albany Lodge is owned and operated by Macmillan Caring Locally. It is a 20 bedroom hotel situated in Southbourne on the South Coast of England. The hotel is for cancer sufferers and their families or carers.

The hotel has a licensed bar and restaurant, private parking, and a garden. A beach hut on the local beach is available for guest use; and in the Summer months free coach trips take our guests on shopping trips and to local beauty spots.
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