Welcome to Mountbatten Isle of Wight, the Island's community and hospice end-of-life and palliative care provider.

Allow us to introduce ourselves...

Inspired by the work of Dame Cicely Saunders (1918-2005), founder of the hospice movement, the organisation we know as Mountbatten Isle of Wight was created in 1982.

We deliver expert specialist palliative care 24/7, to both patients and their families, in their own homes and in our hospice.

We have a sister hospice in Southampton, called Mountbatten Hampshire. The two organisations share staff and expertise. However, donations to and funds raised for Mountbatten Isle of Wight stay on the Isle of Wight.

Did you know?

• Mountbatten is the Isle of Wight’s only hospice
• Within our Island community, our care at home team supports over 2,000 people in any one day
• Increasing numbers of Islanders need us — with demand for community care expected to rise by 40% in the next few years
• Our services include bereavement counselling for any Islander who needs us, rehabilitation, support, advice, equipment provision and symptom management
• As well as caring for patients in their own homes, we operate a 16-bed inpatient unit in Newport, offering 24-hour specialist palliative care

Visit Mountbatten Isle of Wight

Mountbatten Isle of Wight aims to change attitudes towards death, dying and bereavement.

Our work is at heart the heart of encouraging Islanders to engage with us, which is why we are proud to welcome you to our wonderful award-winning Chelsea Garden, which is open to the public.

We also have a lovely and popular café (CLICK HERE for more about the Mountbatten Isle of Wight cafe), open seven days per week and serving hot food, coffee, cakes, cream teas and Sunday roasts, also open to the public.

The John Cheverton Centre is a light and airy community space, which hosts social events, concerts, community groups, business meetings and more.  

At the site of our hospice building in Halberry Lane, Newport we also have a shop, selling fabulous preloved items and a chapel, which welcomes visitors to its regular services. 

How is Mountbatten Isle of Wight funded?

One third of the funds we need come from the NHS, via commissioners. In recent years, this money has not risen in line with inflation and it is increasingly under threat. This means it has become harder to sustain our current services and to manage the growth needed to serve the Island.

Two thirds of our funding comes from the community, through fundraising activities including donations, grants, gifts and legacies. Money raised on and for the Isle of Wight stays on the Isle of Wight.

Who do we look after?

A registered charity and company, Mountbatten is here for around 150,000 Isle of Wight residents.

Did you know?

• Around 40 per cent of our patients do not have cancer
• We support Islanders of all ages, with conditions including life-limiting illnesses, dementia, old age and frailty
• Mountbatten Isle of Wight employs around 250 expert staff
• We are hugely grateful to be supported by over 500 volunteers, who give over 3,000 hours of help every week

How can you support Mountbatten Isle of Wight?

Fundraising events

• Take part in one of our annual events, like May's Walk the Wight, October's Go Yellow, our Fireworks event in November or December's Light Up A Life. Attend one of our monthly evening concerts at the John Cheverton Centre, for which we sell tickets. The profits support our work and while here, you will get to see that Mountbatten is not a scary or depressing place.

Leave a gift in your will

Donate

• Whether it is pennies or pounds, everything makes a difference in helping support our work.

Volunteer

• There are many ways to give your time to Mountbatten.

Mountbatten Isle of Wight's vision

Our vision is of a world where all dying people and those close to them have access to expert, compassionate and cost-effective care of the highest quality, whatever the illness, whoever they are and wherever they happen to be.

Living, dying, remembering.