Know us for when you need us Dr Jodie Battley, Medical Director What is your role at Nelson Tasman Hospice? I am a palliative medicine doctor and the Medical Director at Nelson Tasman Hospice. I lead the medical team and…
Enabling the community to plan for tomorrow while still living for today – September is Wills Month September marks ‘Wills Month’ in New Zealand, an annual prompt to create or update this all-important record of what you want to have…
A big thank you to the New Zealand Community Trust who have recently supported the Nelson Tasman Hospice Trust via a grant towards the cost of our Community Clinical Services Lead and New Zealand Registered Occupational Therapist, Emily McDougall. Emily…
Know us for when you need us Helen Lynch, Clinical Nurse Leader SPCU What is your role at Nelson Tasman Hospice? Hi, I’m the new Clinical Nurse Lead in the Specialised Palliative Care Unit (SPCU). I am a registered nurse…
Donna Ching-Tregidga Head of Supporter Engagement & Income Development and Chief Operating Officer What is your role at Nelson Tasman Hospice? I lead the Supporter Engagement and Income Development team which is the team responsible for the non-government funding. As…
It has been five years since we opened the doors of the Hospice building at 331 Suffolk Road, Stoke. Since opening, the Daniel O’Brien (Specialist Palliative Care) Wing has cared for nearly 1100 patients, and our team of specialist doctors,…
NBS Hands Up for Hospice was a month-long appeal held in May, reaching into the community to ask for help so Nelson Tasman Hospice can continue to support more than 210 local patients diagnosed with life-limiting illnesses and their families,…
This piece was written by Nelson Tasman Hospice’s Medical Director, Dr Jodie Battley This May marked five years since Nelson Tasman Hospice (NTH) moved from Manuka Street to the new premises in Suffolk Road. This purpose-built facility, funded entirely from…
It takes a community to make a hospice happen, and the month of May has seen Nelsonians put their hands up to help raise over $100,000 for Nelson Tasman Hospice’s bi-annual appeal. A grass-roots community campaign, the Hands up for…
It was one of those “People you may know” suggestions on Facebook that re-connected Vanessa Lee with her intermediate classmate Luke Ashby in 2021, and although their time together was cut short with Luke’s death at only 45 years old,…