LAUNCH OF THE SECOND
PHASE OF
THE PHYLLIS TUCKWELL LIVING APPEAL
OUR FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS
Phyllis Tuckwell
Hospice (PTH) has launched the second phase of its Living Appeal, as
well as announcing its intention to re-open, in the autumn, two of the
four beds that were closed last year. The Living Appeal is the
Hospice's invitation to the local community to help keep these
additional beds open - and the rest of the Hospice's services going - so
that we can look after people in our community who need us. The
continued generous support of the community is vital.
This Appeal follows
the initial launch of the Living Appeal in March 2006, which came about
as a result of a significant drop in legacy income and general
donations. In April 2006 PTH closed four of its eighteen beds.
Chief Executive,
Sarah Brocklebank says : "We have been encouraged by the public's
response to the Living Appeal and would like to thank those who have
donated so generously. Your response has made a huge difference - and
now gives us a platform to plan to re-open two beds. But we can only
keep them open - and the rest of our services going - with the public's
continued support".
Director of Nursing,
Clodagh Sowton, commented "Opening these two beds is absolutely vital to
support the range of care we can offer our patients and their families.
Our expanded community team has really helped support patients and their
families at home, but there are always times that a patient needs to
come into the Hospice. Re-opening two of the beds will reduce the time
the patients currently have to wait to come into the Hospice. We expect
to be able to support an additional 200 patients, families and carers
each year, who we are currently unable to support due to reduced beds.
Please do support this important stage of the Living Appeal"
PTH receives only
16% of its funding from the NHS yet it costs over £4m each year to
provide the full range of hospice services. The Hospice supports over
100 patients, families and their carers a day.
The Hospice is now
inviting the public to support the Living Appeal and keep our services
open by setting up regular standing orders or payroll giving. Both of
these are extremely tax effective. All of our 10 shops are
participating in the Appeal and the public can either visit one of the
shops, the Hospice, send their form back by post, call us on 01252
729400 or simply click on the button below.
