I’ve been volunteering at the Orangery Cafe in St Mary’s Hospice for a year now and I honestly can’t believe how fast the year has been. Walking in on my first day I felt nervous and hesitant having a undeserving idea that the hospice would be overflowing with grief, despair and misery. I couldn’t have …
With no signs of storm Ciara calming we made the decision to close our day hospice today to ensure the safety of our patients. However, this didn’t stop the Living Well team who visited all patients in their own homes to share the Valentine’s love. If you’d like to find out more about our Day …
St Mary’s Hospice have some truly amazing supporters – but Claire Noble from Barrow is prepared to go to put herself though (some peoples’ idea of) hell in order to raise money for a cause close to her heart. In her own words, Claire shares her remarkable story here: “St Mary’s hospice is an awesome …
L to R – Paula, Helen, Adele, Rhonda, Kim, Carol This year the nurses at St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston have chosen to donate food to the Barrow food bank rather than sending Christmas cards. The In-patient unit staff came up with the idea and shared it amongst staff who also added to the donations. …
We are working hard to help fill the vital doctor role at St Mary’s to help re-open our temporarily suspended Inpatient Unit. Our senior management team shared on BBC Radio and in local media that we are ‘cautiously optimistic’ that we will be able to fill a senior palliative care position which will allow St …
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 …
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 …
Hannah is a guest blogger for St Mary’s Hospice. She is a writer and poet, who has won a number of high profile awards for her work. She’s hoping to break down misconceptions surrounding hospice care, and encourage those who are seriously ill to try hospice services – because they aren’t just for those at …
HRH The Earl of Wessex visited staff, volunteers and community groups on Thursday 13th June at St Mary’s Living Well Centre, Barrow-in-Furness to officially open the vital centre. St Mary’s Living Well Centre provides a space for the hospice and other local organisations to provide a range of free activities and services, enabling more people …
Read below our CEO Val Stangoe’s thoughts on today’s Dying Matters Theme ‘Diversity and Inclusion at end of life’. Death comes to everyone. You read it here. No, you won’t be spared because of religion or race, there is no different option depending on income, sex or sexuality. You can’t halt progress and you can’t …
