Pub Charity Funds Palliative Care Education for the Community

Pub Charity has been helping to fund palliative care in Nelson Tasman since 2007, gifting grants to Nelson Tasman Hospice over these 18 years. This year, we have once again received support towards our extensive programme of palliative care education which empowers caregivers, as well as the wider health care community, to ensure the best possible palliative care meets the growing need in our community.

Our education sessions enhance the skills and confidence of staff, whānau and caregivers providing care for those with a life limiting illness.

This includes workshops in our education room, one to one and team training in Nelson Hospital and with District Nurses, aged residential care facilities, NMIT nursing students and to caregivers who are looking after their loved ones at home. Included within this offering are Hospice NZ programmes that have been developed to ensure nationwide consistency in palliative care.

In 2024 we offered 92 workshops which educated 1055 participants. However, the true number of people that benefit from these workshops, and the in-reach work that we do, is much larger as education enables and empowers the community to provide the best possible care on an ongoing basis.

We very much appreciate the Pub Charity’s continuing support of Nelson Tasman Hospice Trust, which has been integral to enabling us to continue to be sustainable and provide these free services throughout Nelson Tasman.

Pub Charity is committed to returning funds back into the communities where they were raised. A thank you to the local venues, teams and customers, who contributed to this gift; Armadillo’s Bar, Restaurant and Functions Centre, Brightwater Bar & Bistro, Collingwood Tavern, Post Office Hotel Motueka, Rattle & Hum, Star and Garter Tavern and Wakefield Hotel.