Our partnership

We pride ourselves on being a caring and responsible company and in November 2009 we formed our first ever  charity partnership with Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Employing more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals, Marie Curie provides free care to people with terminal cancer and other illnesses in their own homes. Last year alone, Marie Curie provided care to more than 31,000 patients in the community and in their nine hospices.

Marie Curie Nurses give patients the choice, enabling them to spend their final weeks at home, in familiar surroundings with family and friends close by. Alternatively, patients can stay at one of their warm and friendly hospices.

We've pledged to donate £1 million to Marie Curie; our objective is to have given £500,000 in cash and £500,000 of free home emergency cover by March 2013. To date, we're delighted to announce that we've given £250,000 in cash through employee fundraising, business donations and our sponsorship of Marie Curie's summer walking events, Walk Ten. This will help pay for 12,500 hours of Marie Curie nursing care. We've also provided over £250,000 retail price worth of free home emergency cover to Marie Curie patients through our patient policy and other gift-in-kind activities.

For more information about the HomeServe and Marie Curie Cancer Care partnership contact Sarah Palmer, HomeServe's National Charity Manager, on 01922 609 073.

To get help from the Marie Curie Nursing Service speak to your GP, district nurse or discharge nurse. For more information on the Marie Curie Nursing Service visit the Marie Curie website or call 0800 716 146.

It costs £20 to provide an hour of free Marie Curie Nursing Care. To enable Marie Curie to continue to provide this free nursing care, you can make a £1.50 donation by texting HOME to 70777* today.

* Each text costs £1.50 plus your standard network message rate. At least 73% from each donation will go to Marie Curie, depending on the network, some networks pay 100%. By texting, you agree that Marie Curie may use your number to call and send SMS about their work and fundraising activities. For full terms and conditions, go to www.mariecurie.org.uk/mobileterms.