Page 2 - Autunm newsletter 2024

Dear friends HoHoHo! Get ready

and supporters for the Christmas Raffle!

Spend £1 on a raffle ticket for your chance to win
St Catherine’s is reaching £4,000 and other cash prizes!

more people who need us. Last year we raised... £20k

Together with your Hospice care is
help, the number of about looking after ...which could cover the
people we helped last the person as a whole, cost of oxygen supplies
year increased by 12% which extends to for the Inpatient Unit.
across all of our core patients’ loved ones.
care services at the
hospice and in We know the value
people’s own homes. of taking time to
understand people’s
We reached more wishes, to learn what
than 1,700 people matters to them, to
and referrals are help them create
increasing, especially special memories
for our home and and enjoy precious
community services. moments together. Get your
I’m pleased to raffle tickets now
report that we’ve It’s our privilege to please, visit
secured additional provide psychological
grant funding to and spiritual support stcatherines.co.uk/
continue providing alongside expert raffles
our much-needed palliative and
Hospice at Home end-of-life care to or call 01772 695298
service into 2025. local people, and
we’re immensely
We’re also reaching grateful to each and
people sooner, and every one of our
being more supporters for Raising the bar for care
responsive by enabling us to
encouraging earlier continue our We’re incredibly proud to have achieved two
referrals from important work. awards this year. They recognise our dedication
healthcare to outstanding patient care and our innovative
providers, reducing approach to working with communities and
waiting times, businesses to generate over £5m of our £7.6m
improving access to annual running costs.
psychological and
bereavement support I Want Great Care
through new Certificate of Excellence
for receiving consistently
counselling Lynn Kelly outstanding patient
opportunities and Chief Executive, feedback
through volunteer St Catherine’s
support, and Hospice
increasing the Lancashire’s Red Rose,
availability of Not for Profit Award
community in recognition of the
bereavement groups outstanding work we
for all. do to generate funds

2 Photo by Clive Lawrence,
© Red Rose Awards