Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance on visiting the Hospice
Please receive our latest visiting policy: SMH Covid19 IPU Visiting Policy July 2021 In Patient Unit
Welcoming everyone back to Day Services!
We are excited to see you too Connie! We are delighted to welcome everyone back to our Day Services. If you or someone you know would like to find out more about our Day Services please call our team on 01229 444407 How to make a referral
St Mary’s looking forward to steps reunion: Walk to Remember is back!
St Mary’s much-loved 10 mile fundraising challenge, Walk to Remember event is back! The event, which is enjoyed by hundreds of families across the region, was cancelled last year because of lockdown restrictions. Friday, September 24th will see it make a triumphant return. Just 17 percent of the money the hospice needs every year comes …
St Mary’s proud to join in National Thank You Day!
On Sunday 4th July the UK will hold its first ever thank you day in recognition of the support and care shown across the country during the pandemic. St Mary’s wants to extend this to our supporters and say a huge thank you to all those who have supported us during these unprecedented times. Helen …
We are proud Princess Diana is part of St Mary’s story
Princess Diana, Queen of Hearts💙would have celebrated her 60th Birthday today. We are proud that she is part of St Mary’s story. And a letter following her visit in October 1990 said: “The happy and caring atmosphere of the Hospice did not go unnoticed by the Princess and she was very impressed by all that …
Volunteers’ Week – the difference our volunteers make
St Mary’s Hospice is celebrating the difference volunteers make to our organisation and thanking them for all their time and dedication during this year’s Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1-7 June. St Mary’s is proud to benefit from the skills, time and passion of nearly 300 volunteers. In a variety of roles, from being a …
Dying Matters Week: what matters most to you when you die?
As part of #dyingmattersweek we’ve been asking what matters most to you when you die? In partnership with Barrow Borough Council we’ve been out in Barrow and Ulverston asking people on the streets. It was not a surprise that lots of people we spoke to hadn’t really thought about it. Thinking and talking about death …
Kev’s Cancer Journey
TRIGGER WARNING: Death, dying, cancer We’d like to introduce you to Kevin Cookmead. Kev is only 49 and, sadly, he’s dying. He has terminal cancer and his doctors have given him 6-9 months to live. He’d like to end his days here at St Mary’s Hospice. But before that, he wants to share his final …
Albert Hunt Trust awards grant to St Mary’s Hospice
St Mary’s Hospice is delighted to announce it has been awarded £10,000 from the Albert Hunt Trust to help meet the increased need for end of life care and support for patients, families and carers locally. Over the last twelve months the hospice has evolved its way of working to be responsive and flexible, delivering …
We’d love your feedback on our Night 4 A Nurse event …
We wanted to update you that St Mary’s Hospice Night 4 A Nurse fundraising event has been postponed. Unfortunately we haven’t had many people sign up for the event on 8th May, so this gives us a chance to review the activity and come back with something bigger and better when the time is right …