St.Columba’s Hospice Care

Constitutional objectives

7 The Hospice is established for Charitable Purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland and elsewhere, and in particular the Hospice is established 7.1 to promote the relief of suffering (so far as such object is a Charitable Purpose) in such ways as the Hospice shall from time to time think fit, and including (but without prejudice to the generality of such object)- a) by the provision of palliative nursing, medical and other supportive care services for persons (without regard to race or creed) who are suffering (at any age) from any chronic or terminal illness or from any disability or disease attributable to old age or from any other physical or mental infirmity, disability or disease, , such care services to be provided at the Hospice or in any other facilities or in the homes of such persons. b) by conducting or promoting or encouraging research into the care and treatment of persons suffering from any such illness, disability, disease or infirmity as aforesaid and particularly into the care and treatment of persons suffering from cancer or terminal illnesses. c) by providing or assisting in the teaching or training of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and other persons engaged in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing or supportive care services, and in the teaching or training of students in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing or - supportive care services. d) by establishing, maintaining and conducting out-patients' departments for the provision of support, advice, care and treatment, whether by conventional means or otherwise, of persons suffering from any such illness, disability, disease or infirmity as aforesaid. and by arranging and providing transport to enable such persons to attend or make use of the same. e) by organising, administering and providing community care services by way of support, advice, care and treatment to patients and their families by conducting visits to the homes of such patients and their families for such purposes and! or within any other facilities. and f) by the provision of pastoral care services for the spiritual welfare and support of patients, their families and staff at the Hospice or at any other facilities or in the homes of such patients.