From Monday 9th October to Sunday 15th October, Hospice’s across the country are raising awareness for Hospice UK’s annual Hospice Care Week campaign.
Hospices across the North East and North Cumbria are working together as ‘Hospices North East and North Cumbria (HNENC). These include: Alice House, Butterwick, Eden Valley Hospice & Jigsaw Children’s Hospice, Hospice at Home West Cumbria, HospiceCare North Northumberland, Hospice at Home Carlisle & North Lakeland, St Cuthbert’s Hospice, St Oswald’s Hospice, St Teresa’s Hospice, Teesside Hospice, Tynedale Hospice at Home and Willow Burn Hospice.
Join us to celebrate hospice care across Hospice Care Week and the incredible work that is being done to make sure everyone can benefit from the very best end of life care. Hospice Care Week 2023 will focus on workforce, under the theme: ‘We are hospice care’.
Hospices support more than 300,000 people every year. But the need for hospice care is growing.
Paul Marriott, Chair of Hospices North East and North Cumbria said:
“Every hospice is firmly rooted in its local community. The sheer number of volunteers who get involved with their local community is proof of this. Volunteers can see the difference their gift of time makes to the experience of hospice care where they live. We need to celebrate this as well as encourage even more people to join the volunteer team in their local hospice”.
With Hospice Care Week focusing on ‘We are hospice care’, we want to highlight the importance of our volunteers who are a fundamental cornerstone to the services we provide.
Over 2,250 volunteers donate their time to the independent hospices across the North East and North Cumbria. Hospices across the North East and North Cumbria rely on volunteer support. Dedicated volunteers donate their time to help across all areas of our services.
Despite this large number, your independent hospices across the North East and North Cumbria need to recruit around 600 new volunteers over the next year, to meet service needs.
Volunteering develops key skills such as communication, teamworking and organisation. You expand your network which could benefit your career. It’s something positive and worthwhile to put on your CV when applying for education or jobs, you can meet new friends, but most of all – you can make a difference.
We’re asking the general public to start their volunteering journey with their local hospice so they can continue to offer their specialist level care to local people who need it most.
Please help your local hospice and support them to make a difference today.
Find out about volunteering here at Willow Burn Hospice
