The Martlets is Brighton & Hove’s hospice, and opened in 1997. It replaced two other local charitable nursing homes that cared for people nearing the end of their life – Tarner Home and Coppercliff. Both Tarner and Coppercliff were set up to help people who were suffering from a terminal illness.
At the time, these two organisations were unique in the fact that as charities they could provide their services at a cost affordable to everyone. Other local nursing homes were often out of the financial reach of many people. Over the years, medical conditions became more complex and it was becoming harder and harder to meet patient’s needs from a nursing home.
So, in the mid 90’s an ambitious plan was announced to build Brighton & Hove’s first purpose built hospice. The hospice would amalgamate both Tarner and Coppercliff staff and services in one place. The plan also incorporated a third charity which had been set up to provide a DayHospice service and provided a home base for the Community Palliative Care Team.
The new hospice was built and the Martlets as we know it opened in 1997.
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