We are excited to share that we have appointed our first ever Head of Communications and Community Engagement. Karl Connor, 39, joins St Mary’s from Sellafield, where he held a number of roles over the past decade, in both internal and external communications. Karl, who is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, …
Did you know that this week is the first ever National Payroll Giving Week? Payroll giving operates in the UK through HMRC – donations are taken from pay before tax. A donation of £5 a month would actually cost an employee £4 from their take-home pay (if they pay 20% tax) or £3 (if they …
Living Well and Staying Connected is a group run by staff from the Living Well Team at St Mary’s. This is a closed, confidential group where we can safely support each other and stay connected as a community. We feel now, more than ever, we need to practice self-care and keep connected. The group will …
We are so grateful for a young man sharing how his experience of our Family and Bereavement Support Service. If it means one more person or family gets the help they need Did you know this service is available to anyone over the age of 18? And who is experiencing loss, irrespective of time lapsed, …
Did you know it’s National Storytelling Week? Stories help us to share an insight to our hospice, our services and how we are here for our community. It may just make the difference of a family getting in touch and not being on their own through difficult times. If you would like to share your …
The hospice is one of many local charities and community groups across Cumbria to benefit from this special funding. With the money for St Mary’s being allocated to our much loved and respected Hospice at Home service. St Mary’s Hospice at Home team provides specialist end of life nursing care for adults in the last …
Barrow based fitness instructor Sinead Davey has long been a supporter of St Mary’s Hospice. Not satisfied with climbing mountains at night, she decided to use her on-line workout classes to raise funds for our much loved local charity. Sinead launched her innovative HIITSTEP classes when the country was emerging from the first national …
Amanda says “This is about my mate Kev. Kev is the same age as me. He has lived 9 lives, had some amazing jobs and done some amazing things. He is also a secret phenomenally talented artist at drawing and painting. He is a lovely, warm, funny, bear of a man, who …
Lateral Flow Testing for Visitors We’re delighted to say our registered nurses can now test In-Patient visitors for Covid-19 before they come onto the unit. The process, called Lateral Flow Testing, is the same as the one used in care homes and gives a result within 30 minutes. Visitor testing adds another layer of protection …
