At Bury Hospice our focus and vision is to ensure all patients and families in Bury receive compassionate and outstanding care during their palliative and end-of-life journey.
It costs £3.5m per year to run our services with an 18 per cent contribution from the NHS. The remainder of £3m is generated from the income generation teams and support from the community.
The inpatient unit is a medical ward with highly trained staff.
The Hospice has strengthened its team and is pleased to confirm Sarah Machin has now joined the hospice as director of clinical services. She will be supported by Nellie Savory who is our inpatient unit clinical lead.
In addition, Dr Claire Dunne has joined as a speciality doctor and Paula McManus as a health care assistant.
We provide a calm and caring environment for our patients and visitors.
Our team of staff and volunteers are truly committed to ensuring everyone is treated with dignity, respect and compassion.
Last year we cared for over 170 patients in our inpatient unit.
Our unit has been purpose built and offers single rooms.
Each room has an en-suite shower room and a terrace with its own view of the gardens.
Patients are encouraged to bring items in to personalise their room and pets are welcome to visit.
The inpatient unit is specialised and we take a holistic approach to a patient’s illness and also the wellbeing of their family.
We take time identifying what a patient wants and needs and work with them and their family to do whatever we can to make it happen.
As well as the medical side, we offer emotional and psychological support which helps people through their difficult time.
I believe it is the specialist, individual care the Hospice provides that makes it different from a hospital setting.
It is very rewarding supporting people at the end of their life and being part of the leadership team at the Hospice, we know we are making a difference.
We are also proud to be a Homeless-Friendly Hospice and provide care for homeless people living with a life limiting illness.
One of the reasons rough sleepers fail to get medical care is that many believe they can't register with a GP due to their lack of address.
Having signed the Homeless Friendly Pledge, this enables us to be fully engaged with helping meet the needs of homeless people for palliative and end-of-life care.
Bury Hospice is constantly evolving to meet demands and deliver our vision to ensure that it is sustainable and here to help patients and their loved ones for many years to come.
Our ultimate goal is to open more bedrooms in our Inpatient Unit to support more people across Bury.
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