‘This is what it takes to provide hospice care, and this is what it takes to pay for it all.’ Hospice Care Week is an annual week of activity to raise the profile of hospice care across the UK. Each year we hold a week of celebration and action, which helps to change people’s perceptions …
St Mary’s relies on the community it serves – we can’t exist without it. Local businesses play a vital role in supporting St Mary’s, including Stollers Furniture World. Stollers selected St Mary’s Hospice as its Charity of the Year to benefit from an inspiring range of community initiatives and events. Trading since 1905, Stollers is …
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A HOSPICE chief who last week announced the temporary suspension of inpatient unit admissions is to hit the road for a series of public consultation sessions. Val Stangoe said that a shortage of senior doctors in palliative care had forced the senior team at St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston to make the difficult decision. Now …
Hospice announces the temporary suspension of inpatient admissions THE chief executive of St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston, Cumbria, has today announced a temporary suspension of admissions to inpatient beds. Val Stangoe delivered the news to staff this morning, explaining the reason for the decision, which was driven by a shortage of specialist doctors. The hospice …
Take part in an enjoyable and therapeutic chair based exercise programme with a Level 2 Instructor from the Living Well Team at St Mary’s Hospice. Keeping active can help to reduce symptoms of your condition or treatment. Regular gentle movement and relaxation can also help to improve mood and quality of life, and help you …
A group of hard working and talented NCS students have worked with our Community Engagement Manager Anne Atkinson and Fundraising Team to create a video. The students called: Team Sunflower – the sunflower a symbol of hospice care – donated their time, skills and creating to share the challenge of how much St Mary’s needs …
Volunteer retail drivers…a rare and hardy breed…often spotted on and around the A590… rarely still long enough to photograph! I’m fortunate that in my role as Retail Operations Manager no two days are the same and this week I’ve had the opportunity to go out on the road with John our volunteer retail driver…what a …
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The entire school of UVHS participated in their annual ‘Charity Walk’ On Tuesday 16th July over 900 students from the school set out to complete a 10 mile sponsored walk. Many of the students have connections with St Mary’s hospice and they were delighted to help in some way this year doing the walk whilst …
