Bolton Hospice is a proud and active partner in the Greater Manchester (GM) Hospices Provider Collaborative, a vital partnership of adult and children's hospices working together to improve palliative and end-of-life care across the region. Our CEO, Dr (h.c.) Leigh Vallance, plays a key leadership role as the Chair of this important collaborative.

The GM Hospices Provider Collaborative is an an all-ages partnership comprising Greater Manchester's seven adult hospices (Bolton, Bury, Dr Kershaw's, Springhill, St Ann's, Wigan & Leigh, and Willow Wood) and two children's hospices (Derian House and Francis House).

This long-standing strategic partnership - working closely together to improve the quality, access and sustainability of services - has been developed to support delivery of the vision set out in the "GM Commitments to palliative adult individuals approaching or within the last year of life" - to ensure high quality palliative and end of life care provision is standard, and meets the Greater Manchester population's current and emerging palliative and end of life care needs. 

By joining forces in this partnership, the individual hospices from across the region can come together with a collective voice to help influence the future provision of specialist palliative and end of life care for local people. The hospices across Greater Manchester are committed to working together to promote inclusion, assimilation and commissioning of specialist palliative and end of life care provided in the area. 

To find our more, please download the GM Hospices Provider Collaborative brochure.