Local businesses have stepped in and donated PPE supplies to St Mary’s, to protect patients, families and staff from coronavirus. Dentists, veterinary surgeries, and DIY suppliers have all donated personal protective equipment to the hospice – providing gloves, goggles, aprons, face masks and wipes. Today, the hospice will receive a much needed donation of PPE …
St Mary’s Hospice is really grateful to Cumbria County Council and Age UK Barrow for taking over management of the Hub in our Living Well Centre on Duke Street in Barrow. They will now be coordinating support to local residents who are self- isolating. This enables our staff who supported the hub to focus on …
Bereavement at any time is hard. Bereavement during a period of isolation with restricted movement and limited contact with family and friends is the hardest thing possible. Please be assured therefore, that our Family Support and Bereavement service is working hard to adapt our services in every way we can to provide the support that …
St Mary’s In Patient Unit beds re-opening w/c 13th April! Brilliant news: we have been working with the other organisations in our locality, making decisions about the best use of resources in these next few weeks. St Mary’s will now be re-opening four of our In Patient Unit beds on Monday 13th April – hooray! …
On the 2nd May Don and Sarah – owners of The Northern Line – were due to take part in the fantastic annual charity walk- The Keswick to Barrow – in the team for St Mary’s Hospice. Sadly like all such events, this year’s walk has been postponed, meaning that much needed funds generated from …
A few quizzes from our Fundraising team to keep you and the family busy in isolation. Quizzes 9000 and St Mary’s Photos Song lyrics and film quotes Trivia Answers 9000 and St Mary’s ANSWERS Photos ANSWERS Song lyrics and film quotes ANSWERS Trivia Answers Ones for the kids forgetmenot kids activities 1 BOREDOM BREAKER …
These extraordinary times have led our community to work together and be there for each other in extraordinary ways. St Mary’s Chief Exec Val Stangoe leads our gratitude with “We think you are amazing” to the award winning Shed 1 Distillery Limited Ulverston, who have switched from making gin to hand gel to help prioritise …
Are hospice services continuing as normal? Here at St Mary’s Hospice we’ve looked at every service separately to see how we can best keep the people using our services, their families, our staff and our volunteers safe during this crisis while still providing the care that is needed. What about the usual Hospice Services? Living …
For over 30 years, St Mary’s has been proud to be at the heart of community care, providing care, comfort and support to patients and their families and carers, when they need it most. Never has this been needed more than today, as our staff and volunteers work alongside partner organisations to respond to local …
We were really sad to hear that Joan Pollit has died early this month. Joan was our original matron, and a key influencer of what followed. She wanted patients to “live for the moment” and find joy even in the most challenging circumstances. This is an ethos that we continue to follow today. Val Stangoe: …
