Construction of new hospice between Horsham and Crawley is delayed

Building work on the new St Catherine’s hospice facilities were due to start in June this year.

But the charity has now taken the decision to delay the start.

In a statement, a spokeswoman for the charity said: “The safety and wellbeing of our patients is always at the centre of everything we do at St Catherine’s.

“At this time, with the complexities of delivering our care during an international pandemic, we must focus all our attention, resources and expertise on delivering our core services.

“With this in mind, we have reviewed the timelines for the move to our new hospice facilities in Pease Pottage, and have taken the decision to delay the start of construction from our planned start of June this year.”

The charity is committed to building a new home for St Catherine’s and plan to commence construction as soon as it is sensible to do so, she added.