"I love working here. People are so passionate about St Michael's"
Alex and Heather join our Inpatient Unit team
Thanks to you, our incredible supporters – including very generous match-funding ‘Champions’ – you helped us reach our £400,000 target during our Caring for the Future campaign!
It was our most ambitious fundraiser to date, and marked 40 years of St Michael’s Hospice care.
When set against the backdrop of the national hospice funding struggle, cash boosts like this really do make a huge difference.
In fact, these vital funds are already helping those most in need, thanks in no small part to the addition of new Inpatient Unit (IPU) staff members, such as Registered Nurse Heather Morgan, and Alex Tyler, who is a Registered Nurse working as a Healthcare Assistant whilst awaiting her NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) pin.
“I quickly learnt that St Michael’s is not about dying; it’s about living,” said Alex. “Many of our patients go home, and it’s a real privilege to be part of the care they receive.
“Everyone here has been so welcoming and supportive. People are so passionate about St Michael’s, from the staff to the wonderful volunteer Homemakers.”
Heather said she values the time she spends with patients.
“It’s so important,” she said. “We listen, get to know them, and learn about their wishes. Everyone at St Michael’s is in awe of the community for its dedication to fundraising for their Hospice. We really do appreciate it.”
This investment in staff will help ensure the ongoing delivery of what we’re renowned for; providing quality palliative care to patients, and support to loved ones.
As we look to the next 40 years, we do so at a time when demand on our services has grown to the point where we’re now caring for more people than ever before – almost 2,500 people in the last year alone. More care stats can be found on Pages 13-14.
This care is provided on our Inpatient Unit and through Day Services – both in Bartestree – and in people’s homes through the Herefordshire Hospice at Home service*.
*St Michael’s Hospice and Marie Curie partner with the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board to provide the Herefordshire Hospice at Home service.