A Thirsk hospice charity is to name one of its inpatient rooms after a charitable trust following a £400,000 donation.
Herriot Hospice Homecare, which has begun offering its services from the former Lambert Memorial Hospital, in Thirsk, is to receive £136,000 per year for the next three years from the Barbara Naylor Charitable Trust.
The trust is funding care and medical facilities and equipment on the hospice’s inpatient unit, with one of its six inpatient rooms being named the Barbara Naylor Room, in recognition of their support.
The donation comes as the charity has begun offering its initial services from Herriot Hospice at the Lambert, following over 30 years of care in the community, increasing its care and support for people affected by terminal illness and bereavement across Hambleton and Richmondshire.
Its community hub offers a space to find out more about the charity’s range of services and how they can help, purchase refreshments and a meeting place for local groups.
Open 10am to 2pm, Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays), the social space is open to everyone locally.
Just ‘B’, part of Herriot Hospice Homecare’s wider charity, is providing vital bereavement support for children, young people and adults locally, offering a space to explore their grief with a team of trained staff and volunteers.
Herriot Hospice at the Lambert is also a base for the charity’s growing HOME service, which sees its team of community healthcare assistants providing end-of-life care in the place people call home.
The charity is putting the finishing touches to its inpatient unit rooms and is prepared to open as soon as possible, subject to authorisation from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Herriot Hospice Homecare and its wider charity receive 25 per cent of their funding from the government, with the remainder of their costs funded by the support of the community, through donations, grants, fundraising and gifts in wills.
Herriot Hospice Homecare chief executive Tony Collins said: “I’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to the trust for their remarkable generosity as we prepare to open our inpatient rooms, pending Care Quality Commission authorisation – a legal requirement for us to provide this care.
“Once authorised, we’ll gradually be introducing inpatient beds, with a phased approach meaning we can meet the demand we know exists for these services locally, while maintaining our high-quality, compassionate care. We’re also ensuring, through sustainable planning, that we can provide this vital care now, and in the years to come.
“Rising operational costs—including increasing National Insurance employer contributions, a rise in the minimum wage and broader financial pressures facing our sector – means we’re facing a once-in-a-generation funding challenge. Yet, in the face of these challenges, we remain steadfast in our commitment and are expanding and enhancing the services we provide, in line with our mission and strategy.
“It’s only with the support of our community that Herriot Hospice at the Lambert was made possible, and continued support is crucial as we take these next steps and ensure that compassionate hospice care remains available for everyone who needs it.”
To find out more about Herriot Hospice Homecare, or to donate, fundraise or leave a gift in your will, visit www.herriothh.org.uk or call 01609 777413.
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