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{{Short description|British palliative neurological and bereavement support charity}}
[[File:Sue Ryder Care Home - geograph.org.uk - 1150732.jpg|thumb|The Sue Ryder care centre within Chantry Park Ipswich, Suffolk.]]
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'''Sue Ryder''' is a charity (originally called the '''Sue Ryder Foundation''' and more recently '''Sue Ryder Care''') which was founded in 1953 by [[Sue Ryder]], with the creation of a nursing home in [[Suffolk]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. Sue Ryder supports people with complex needs and life-threatening illnesses across the UK and internationally.
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'''Sue Ryder''' is a British [[palliative]] and [[Grief|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.
The charity is headquartered at [[Upper Woburn Place]] in [[London]] and is a registered charity in England & Wales.<ref name=CC>{{cite web|title=Sue Ryder|url=http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/find-charities/|publisher=Charity Commission|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref> It dropped the word "Care" from its operating name in April 2011 after a public consultation suggested that it sounded unclear, corporate and distant.<ref>Tania Mason, [http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/8771/sue_ryder_wins_five-year_county-wide_care_contract Sue Ryder wins five-year county-wide care contract], ''Civil Society'', 7 April 2011. Accessed 23 September 2011.</ref>


==Care centres==
In 2011/12 Sue Ryder had an annual expenditure of £81.9 million, placing it in the top 60 of UK voluntary organisations ranked by expenditure.<ref name=NCVO>{{cite web|title=Which are the largest voluntary organisations in the UK?|url=http://data.ncvo.org.uk/a/almanac14/which-are-the-largest-voluntary-organisations-in-the-uk-3/|publisher=NCVO Civil Society Almanac|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref>
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=[[Third Sector (magazine)|Third Sector]] |date=28 November 2023 |accessdate=December 8, 2023 }}</ref> The charity provides [[palliative care]] and support from its specialist centres and in people's homes. It operates a free [https://www.sueryder.org/online-bereavement-counselling Online Bereavement Counselling Service].,<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 [https://community.sueryder.org/ 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:


*[[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]]: 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>
==Main activities and centres==
*[[Cheltenham]], [[Gloucestershire]]: [[Leckhampton Court]] 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>
The charity supports people living with life-limiting and long-term conditions including brain injury, cancer, dementia, stroke, [[multiple sclerosis]], [[Huntington's disease]], [[Parkinson's disease]] and [[motor neurone disease]].<ref name=BFP>{{cite news|title=New Sue Ryder shop opens in Bury St Edmunds|url=http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/new-sue-ryder-shop-opens-in-bury-st-edmunds-1-6030123|accessdate=25 May 2014|newspaper=Bury Free Press|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> It operates specialist [[palliative care]] centres, care centres for people with complex conditions, homecare services and a growing number of community-based services.
*[[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]]: 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>

*[[Moggerhanger]], [[Bedfordshire]]: 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>
Care Centres are currently located in the following areas:
*[[South Oxfordshire]]: 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>
* Aberdeen - neurological care
*[[Oxenhope]], 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>
* Arbroath - homecare
*[[Peterborough]], [[Cambridgeshire]]: Thorpe Hall 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>
* [[Birchley Hall]], Nr Wigan - neurological care
*[[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[Berkshire]]: 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>
* [[Cuerden Hall]], Preston - neurological care
* Duchess of Kent House, Reading - palliative care
* [[Holme Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire|Holme Hall, East Yorks]] - neurological care (closed down in 2018)
* Leckhampton Court Hospice, Cheltenham - palliative care
* Manorlands Hall, Keighley - palliative care
* [[Joyce Grove]], Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames - palliative care
* St Johns Hospice, Bedford - palliative care
* [[Stagenhoe]], Hitchin - neurological care
* Stirling - homecare
* The Chantry, Ipswich - neurological care
* [[Thorpe Hall (Peterborough)|Thorpe Hall]] Hospice, Peterborough - palliative care
* Wheatfields Hospice, Leeds - palliative care<ref name="SR what we do">{{cite web|title=What we do|url=http://www.sueryder.org/What-we-do?gclid=CLKBwPCdx74CFfQgtAodpncAeg|publisher=Sue Ryder|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref>

Sue Ryder's name is also associated with services in 12 countries across the globe. Since 1953, the charity has played a 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]], provide palliative care, residential care for disabled people and older people, and community-based nursing for people with chronic conditions.<ref name="Bromley Trust">{{cite web|last=Finnegan|first=Lydia|title=An evaluation of the Sue Ryder Prison Volunteer Programme November 2012|url=http://www.thebromleytrust.org.uk/Indexhibit/files/suerydernov12.pdf|work=PDF report|publisher=Bromley Trust|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref>


==Fundraising==
==Fundraising==
[[File:SueRyder shopFront 300w.png|thumb|right|Sue Ryder has over 400 charity shops in the UK, which provide significant income annually.]]
Sue Ryder needs to raise approximately £13 million each year to supplement its statutory income to continue providing four million hours of care a year, which is raised from fundraising and through Sue Ryder [[Charity shop|shops]], of which there are around 400 in the UK. Sue Ryder in constantly growing as new shops are popping up other the U.K. In November 2013, its shops and online store were said to generate over £36m a year for the charity's work.<ref name="Third Sector">{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Analysis: Charity shops change direction|url=http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/Fundraising/article/1222084/analysis-charity-shops-change-direction/|accessdate=25 May 2014|newspaper=Third Sector|date=25 November 2013}}</ref>
Sue Ryder's income was £112.75 million during the year ending 31 March 2022, which included £37.5 million from [[National Health Service|NHS]] and [[Local government in England|local authority]] 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=[[Charity Commission]] |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=[[Sue Ryder]] |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=[[The Guardian]] |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 [[Slough]] 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=[[BBC]] |date=23 May 2014 |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>
Sue Ryder also relies on volunteering support and currently has 9,000 volunteers across the UK supporting its work.<ref name="Mgt Today Morrish">{{cite news|last=Morrish|first=John|title=Charity shops cash in|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/charities-must-snub-workfare-ros-1903279|accessdate=25 May 2014|newspaper=Management Today|date=30 August 2012}}</ref> The charity has a large range of volunteer roles listed on its website, ranging from administration, finance and retail to research, befriending and bereavement support.<ref name="SR volunteers">{{cite web|title=Volunteering|url=http://www.sueryder.org/Get-involved/Volunteering|publisher=Sue Ryder|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref>


==Controversy==
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.<ref name="Bromley Trust"/> The programme has won a number of awards, including the education and training award at Civil Society's Charity Awards 2013.<ref name=e-hospice>{{cite web|title=Charity Award for Sue Ryder|url=http://www.ehospice.com/uk/Default/tabid/10697/ArticleId/5271|publisher=e-hospice, UK edition|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref> In 2014, the charity opened a store in [[Slough]] – said to be its biggest charity shop in the south of England – offering staff roles to homeless people in partnership with the organisation Slough Homeless Our Concern.<ref name="BBC Slough">{{cite news|last=staff|title=Sue Ryder shop to use homeless volunteers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-27518402|accessdate=25 May 2014|newspaper=BBC News}}</ref><ref name="SO shop story">{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Biggest Sue Ryder charity shop in south to open in Slough tomorrow|url=http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/slough/articles/2014/05/22/100458-biggest-sue-ryder-charity-shop-in-south-to-open-in-slough-tomorrow-/|accessdate=25 May 2014|newspaper=Slough Observer|date=22 May 2014}}</ref>
In February 2013, Sue Ryder was criticised alongside other charitable organisations for taking part in the [[Workfare in the United Kingdom|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.<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=[[Daily Mirror]] |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=[[The Guardian]] |date=27 February 2013 |accessdate=25 November 2019 }}</ref>

== Workfare controversy ==
In February 2013 Sue Ryder was criticised for taking part in the UK Government [[workfare]] schemes. This criticism came in the light of a broader reaction against the government's workfare policies where people living on benefits 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 promised a "phased withdrawal" from the scheme.<ref name="SR statement">{{cite web|title=Sue Ryder position statement|url=https://www.sueryder.org/Get-involved/Volunteering/~/media/Files/Get-involved/Volunteering/Sue_RyderPosition%20Statement_Workfare_Feb_25%202013.ashx|publisher=Sue Ryder|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="DM R Jones">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Roswynne|title=Enforced volunteering of workfare is against ethical nature of charities|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/charities-must-snub-workfare-ros-1903279|accessdate=25 May 2014|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=22 May 2013}}</ref> An article originally published in ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted that the charity had withdrawn to protect staff from an online campaign of harassment.<ref name=WNS>{{cite news|title=Activists are intimidating charities into quitting work scheme, says DWP|url=http://welfarenewsservice.com/activists-are-intimidating-charities-into-quitting-work-scheme-says-dwp/|accessdate=25 May 2014|newspaper=Welfare News Service via The Guardian|date=27 February 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Leonard Cheshire Disability]]
*[[Leonard Cheshire Disability]]

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
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*[http://www.sueryder.org/ Official website]
*[https://www.sueryder.org/ Official website]
*[https://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1052076&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Sue Ryder, registered charity no. 1052076] at the [[Charity Commission for England and Wales]]
*[https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=39578 Sue Ryder, registered charity no. SC039578] at the [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]]

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Latest revision as of 07:41, 1 June 2024

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
Patron
Charles III[1]
Chief Executive
Heidi Travis
Key people
Dr Rima Makarem
Chair of Trustees
Revenue
£112.75 million (2022)[2]
Staff
2,925 (2022)[3]
Volunteers
12,084 (2022)[3]
Websitewww.sueryder.org
Formerly called
The 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

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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.[4] The charity provides palliative care and support from its specialist centres and in people's homes. It operates a free Online Bereavement Counselling Service.,[5] 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

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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).[3] The income was used for providing 525,000 hours of palliative and end-of-life care to people in the UK.[14] In addition to full-time staff, the charity currently has more than 12,000 volunteers supporting its work across the UK.[14] 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.[15]

Sue Ryder launched its Prisoner Volunteer Programme in 2006.[16] It works with around 40 prisons nationwide offering work experience in 100 locations, including offices, shops and warehouses.[17] The programme has won a number of awards, including the Education and Training award at Civil Society's Charity Awards in 2013.[18] 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.[19]

Controversy

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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.[20] After enlisting "around 1,000" volunteers as part of the scheme, Sue Ryder later promised a "phased withdrawal" due to online protests.[21] The charity later released a statement explaining that they had chosen to withdraw in order to "protect staff from an online campaign of harassment".[22]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c "Sue Ryder". Charity Commission. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sue Ryder chief to step down". Third Sector. 28 November 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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