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{{Short description|British palliative neurological and bereavement support charity}}
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'''Sue Ryder''' is a British ] and ] charity based in the ]. Formed as '''The Sue Ryder Foundation''' in 1953 by ] ] volunteer ], the organisation provides care and support for people living with terminal illnesses and neurological conditions, as well as individuals who are coping with a bereavement. The charity was renamed '''Sue Ryder Care''' in 1996, before adopting its current name in 2011.
With over 50 years experience providing health and social care, Sue Ryder supports people with complex needs and life-threatening illnesses throughout their pathway of needs across the UK. The charity supports people living with conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, dementia and stroke at 7 specialist palliative care centres, 6 care centres for people with complex conditions, 15 homecare services and a growing portfolio of tailored, community-based services.


==Care centres==
Care Centres are currently located in the following areas:
Sue Ryder care for people with complex conditions in their hospices and palliative care hubs, as well as providing care in people’s homes, in the community and online.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/sue-ryder-chief-step-down/management/article/1849150 |title=Sue Ryder chief to step down |work=] |date=28 November 2023 |accessdate=December 8, 2023 }}</ref> The charity provides ] and support from its specialist centres and in people's homes. It operates a free .,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/someone-close-to-me-has-died/bereavement-support-we-offer |title=What bereavement support do Sue Ryder offer? |publisher=Sue Ryder |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref> connecting people who are grieving with appropriate information and resources, qualified counsellors or a community support network . It provides information and resources for health and social care professionals, and it campaigns to improve palliative care and bereavement support nationally.
Sue Ryder hospices and neurological care centres are currently operated in the following areas:


*], ]: Dee View Court (neurological care centre)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/dee-view-court |title=Sue Ryder Neurological Care Centre Dee View Court |publisher=Sue Ryder |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>
* Aberdeen - Neurological Care
*], ]: ] Hospice (palliative care centre)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/leckhampton-court-hospice |title=Leckhampton Court Hospice |publisher=Sue Ryder |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>
* Arbroath - Homecare
*], ]: Wheatfields Hospice (palliative care centre)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/wheatfields-hospice |title=Wheatfields Hospice |publisher=Sue Ryder |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>
* ], Nr Wigan - Neurological Care
*], ]: St John's Hospice (palliative care centre)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/st-johns-hospice |title=St John's Hospice |publisher=Sue Ryder |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>
* ], Preston - Neurological Care
*]: South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub (palliative care centre)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/south-oxfordshire-palliative-care-hub |title=South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub |publisher=Sue Ryder |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>
* Duchess of Kent House, Reading - Palliative Care
*], West Yorkshire: Manorlands Hospice (palliative care centre)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/manorlands-hospice |title=Manorlands Hospice |publisher=Sue Ryder |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>
* ] - Neurological Care
*], ]: ] Hospice (palliative care centre)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/thorpe-hall-hospice |title=Thorpe Hall Hospice |publisher=Sue Ryder |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>
* Leckhampton Court Hospice, Cheltenham - Palliative Care
*], ]: Duchess of Kent Hospice (palliative care centre)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/duchess-of-kent-hospice |title=Duchess of Kent Hospice |publisher=Sue Ryder |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>
* Manorlands Hall, Keighley - Palliative Care
* ], Henley-on-Thames - Palliative Care
* St Johns Hospice, Bedford - Palliative Care
* ], Hitchin - Neurological Care
* Stirling - Homecare
* The Chantry, Ipswich - Neurological Care
* ] Hospice, Peterborough - Palliative Care
* Wheatfields Hospice, Leeds - Palliative Care


==Fundraising==
In line with many people’s preference to be cared for at home, Sue Ryder is increasingly focussing on developing more community-based services that support people to remain independent and live well in their own homes for as long as possible.
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Sue Ryder's income was £112.75 million during the year ending 31 March 2022, which included £37.5 million from ] and ] funding, and £73.7 million from fundraising campaigns and retail sales (both online and in the charity's 400 shops).<ref name="charitycommission">{{cite web |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1052076 |title=Sue Ryder |publisher=] |accessdate=December 8, 2023 }}</ref> The income was used for providing 525,000 hours of palliative and end-of-life care to people in the UK.<ref name="sueryder">{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/about-us/what-we-do/quick-facts |title=Sue Ryder |publisher=] |accessdate=December 8, 2023 }}</ref> In addition to full-time staff, the charity currently has more than 12,000 volunteers supporting its work across the UK.<ref name="sueryder"/> Volunteering roles cover many areas of the charity's work, including administration, catering, transport, gardening, fundraising, finance, retail, photography, events coordination, cleaning, research, befriending and bereavement support.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sueryder.org/support-us/volunteer/what-type-of-volunteer-roles-do-you-offer |title=What type of volunteer roles do you offer? |publisher=Sue Ryder |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>


Sue Ryder launched its Prisoner Volunteer Programme in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/oct/28/sue-ryder-prisoner-rehabilitation-volunteer |title=Prisoners thrive on retail therapy |last=Leverton |first=Marc |work=] |date=28 October 2009 |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref> It works with around 40 prisons nationwide offering work experience in 100 locations, including offices, shops and warehouses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebromleytrust.org.uk/Indexhibit/files/suerydernov12.pdf |title=An evaluation of the Sue Ryder Prison Volunteer Programme |publisher=The Bromley Trust |date=November 2012 |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref> The programme has won a number of awards, including the Education and Training award at Civil Society's Charity Awards in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ehospice.com/uk/Default/tabid/10697/ArticleId/5271 |title=Charity Award for Sue Ryder |publisher=ehospice |date=20 June 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125942/https://ehospice.com/uk/Default/tabid/10697/ArticleId/5271 |archivedate=2 April 2015 |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref> In 2014, the charity opened a shop in ] which offered staff roles to homeless people in partnership with the organisation Slough Homeless Our Concern.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-27518402 |title=Sue Ryder charity shop to use homeless volunteers |publisher=] |date=23 May 2014 |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>
Sue Ryder's name is also associated with services in 12 countries across the globe. Since 1953, the charity has played a leading role in influencing national and international policy debates and stimulating the evolution of care services in developing countries. The charity's overseas partners, in places including Albania and Malawi, play an important role in providing palliative care, residential care for disabled people and older people, and community-based nursing for people with chronic conditions.


==Controversy==
Sue Ryder needs to raise approximately £13million (pounds sterling) each year to supplement its statutory income to continue providing 4 million hours of care a year, which is raised from fundraising and through Sue Ryder ], of which there are around 350 in the UK.
In February 2013, Sue Ryder was criticised alongside other charitable organisations for taking part in the ], in which people living on benefits were instructed to attend unpaid work at various companies and charities, at the risk of otherwise losing their benefits.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/charities-must-snub-workfare-ros-1903279 |title=Enforced volunteering of workfare is against ethical nature of charities |last=Jones |first=Ros Wynne |work=] |date=22 May 2013 |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref> After enlisting "around 1,000" volunteers as part of the scheme, Sue Ryder later promised a "phased withdrawal" due to online protests.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/sue-ryder-leaves-unpaid-work-experience-scheme-after-online-protest.html |title=Sue Ryder leaves unpaid work experience scheme after online protest |last=Mair |first=Vibeka |publisher=Civil Society |date=25 February 2013 |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref> The charity later released a statement explaining that they had chosen to withdraw in order to "protect staff from an online campaign of harassment".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/feb/27/activists-charities-work-scheme-dwp |title=Activists are intimidating charities into quitting work scheme, says DWP |last=Malik |first=Shiv |work=] |date=27 February 2013 |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>

Sue Ryder also relies on volunteering support and currently has 9000 volunteers across the UK supporting its work. The charity has the largest range of volunteering roles listed on its website in the third sector - over 400 - and also offers bespoke opportunities, matching individual skills and interests to roles. Sue Ryder launched its Prisoner Volunteer Programme in January 2007, which has placed approximately 400 prisoners in 60 shops nationwide, all of whom have provided valued support in helping its charity shops raise vital funds.

In 2008-9 Sue Ryder had an annual expenditure of £75.516 million, placing it in the top 70 of UK charities ranked by expenditure.<ref></ref>

The charity is headquartered at ] in ] and is a Registered Charity in England & Wales.<ref></ref> It dropped the word "Care" from its operating name in April 2011 after a public consultation suggested that it sounded unclear, ] and distant.<ref>Tania Mason, , ''Civil Society'', 7 April 2011. Accessed 23 September 2011.</ref>

==Workfare controversy ==
In February 2013 Sue Ryder was criticised for taking part in the UK Government ] schemes.<ref></ref> This criticism came in light of a broader backlash against the Government's workfare policies where people living on benefits, including the unemployed and sick and disabled people, are instructed to attend unpaid work at various companies and charities, at the risk of losing their benefits if they do not comply.

Sue Ryder bowed to public pressure and promised a "phased withdrawal" from the controversial scheme.<ref></ref>

Sue Ryder executives were also criticised for looking to profit from the privatisation of the NHS.<ref></ref>
Sue Ryder still providing workfare placements despite it published plans to withdraw.
http://www.sueryder.org/Get-involved/Volunteering/~/media/Files/Get-involved/Volunteering/Sue_RyderPosition%20Statement_Workfare_Feb_25%202013.ashx


==See also== ==See also==
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British palliative neurological and bereavement support charity
Sue Ryder
Formation1953; 71 years ago (1953)
FounderSue Ryder
TypeNonprofit
Registration no.1052076 (England & Wales),
SC039578 (Scotland)
Legal statusCharity
FocusPalliative and bereavement support
HeadquartersKings House, King Street, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2ED
Location
  • United Kingdom
PatronCharles III
Chief ExecutiveHeidi Travis
Key peopleDr Rima Makarem
Chair of Trustees
Revenue£112.75 million (2022)
Staff2,925 (2022)
Volunteers12,084 (2022)
Websitewww.sueryder.org
Formerly calledThe Sue Ryder Foundation;
Sue Ryder Care

Sue Ryder is a British palliative and bereavement support charity based in the United Kingdom. Formed as The Sue Ryder Foundation in 1953 by World War II Special Operations Executive volunteer Sue Ryder, the organisation provides care and support for people living with terminal illnesses and neurological conditions, as well as individuals who are coping with a bereavement. The charity was renamed Sue Ryder Care in 1996, before adopting its current name in 2011.

Care centres

Sue Ryder care for people with complex conditions in their hospices and palliative care hubs, as well as providing care in people’s homes, in the community and online. The charity provides palliative care and support from its specialist centres and in people's homes. It operates a free Online Bereavement Counselling Service., connecting people who are grieving with appropriate information and resources, qualified counsellors or a community support network Online Bereavement Community. It provides information and resources for health and social care professionals, and it campaigns to improve palliative care and bereavement support nationally. Sue Ryder hospices and neurological care centres are currently operated in the following areas:

Fundraising

Sue Ryder has over 400 charity shops in the UK, which provide significant income annually.

Sue Ryder's income was £112.75 million during the year ending 31 March 2022, which included £37.5 million from NHS and local authority funding, and £73.7 million from fundraising campaigns and retail sales (both online and in the charity's 400 shops). The income was used for providing 525,000 hours of palliative and end-of-life care to people in the UK. In addition to full-time staff, the charity currently has more than 12,000 volunteers supporting its work across the UK. Volunteering roles cover many areas of the charity's work, including administration, catering, transport, gardening, fundraising, finance, retail, photography, events coordination, cleaning, research, befriending and bereavement support.

Sue Ryder launched its Prisoner Volunteer Programme in 2006. It works with around 40 prisons nationwide offering work experience in 100 locations, including offices, shops and warehouses. The programme has won a number of awards, including the Education and Training award at Civil Society's Charity Awards in 2013. In 2014, the charity opened a shop in Slough which offered staff roles to homeless people in partnership with the organisation Slough Homeless Our Concern.

Controversy

In February 2013, Sue Ryder was criticised alongside other charitable organisations for taking part in the UK Government's workfare scheme, in which people living on benefits were instructed to attend unpaid work at various companies and charities, at the risk of otherwise losing their benefits. After enlisting "around 1,000" volunteers as part of the scheme, Sue Ryder later promised a "phased withdrawal" due to online protests. The charity later released a statement explaining that they had chosen to withdraw in order to "protect staff from an online campaign of harassment".

See also

References

  1. "Sue Ryder welcomes news that His Majesty King Charles III will be their Royal Patron". Sue Ryder. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. "Sue Ryder". Charity Commission. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Sue Ryder". Charity Commission. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  4. "Sue Ryder chief to step down". Third Sector. 28 November 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  5. "What bereavement support do Sue Ryder offer?". Sue Ryder. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. "Sue Ryder Neurological Care Centre Dee View Court". Sue Ryder. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. "Leckhampton Court Hospice". Sue Ryder. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. "Wheatfields Hospice". Sue Ryder. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. "St John's Hospice". Sue Ryder. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. "South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub". Sue Ryder. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. "Manorlands Hospice". Sue Ryder. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. "Thorpe Hall Hospice". Sue Ryder. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  13. "Duchess of Kent Hospice". Sue Ryder. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Sue Ryder". Sue Ryder. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  15. "What type of volunteer roles do you offer?". Sue Ryder. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  16. Leverton, Marc (28 October 2009). "Prisoners thrive on retail therapy". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  17. "An evaluation of the Sue Ryder Prison Volunteer Programme" (PDF). The Bromley Trust. November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  18. "Charity Award for Sue Ryder". ehospice. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  19. "Sue Ryder charity shop to use homeless volunteers". BBC. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  20. Jones, Ros Wynne (22 May 2013). "Enforced volunteering of workfare is against ethical nature of charities". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  21. Mair, Vibeka (25 February 2013). "Sue Ryder leaves unpaid work experience scheme after online protest". Civil Society. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  22. Malik, Shiv (27 February 2013). "Activists are intimidating charities into quitting work scheme, says DWP". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

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