He iti te mokoroa, nāna i kati te kahikatea – The mokoroa may be small, but it cuts through the Kahikatea Small innovations can make a big difference in saving money for organisations like Nelson Tasman Hospice, where innovation isn’t…
A day in the life of Dr Juliet Fleming – Senior Medical Officer Nelson Tasman Hospice Frankie, the cat is my alarm, at 05.49 a wet cold nose nudges me awake in the hopes that I will give her a…
In August this year, Nelson Tasman Hospice Clinical Nurse Specialist & Palliative Care Nurse Educator, Annie Wallace, spent some time in Rarotonga providing palliative care education at the invitation of Te Marae Ora – Ministry of Health Cook Islands. …
Know us for when you need us Irvina Koefoed – Physiotherapist What is your role at Nelson Tasman Hospice? I am a Hospice Physiotherapist and help people continue to live as independently as they can despite their diagnosis, aiming to…
Know us for when you need us Barry Howell – Equipment & Maintenance Coordinator What does a day look like for you? Working days for me at Nelson Tasman Hospice is a mixture of routine and the unexpected. That’s what…
Know us for when you need us Emily McDougal – NZROT Occupational Therapist and Community Services Clinical Lead What does a day look like for you? As I wear 2 hats – Clinical Lead for Community Services and Occupational Therapist…
A heartfelt thank you to the Care Foundation for the recent grant to support our community to be as comfortable as possible in their homes. The funding was for specialist equipment that Nelson Tasman Hospice provides free of charge to…
A big Thank You to the Mainland Foundation for granting Nelson Tasman Hospice $46,000 towards supporting the ongoing costs of our medical services. At Nelson Tasman Hospice we have a team of three doctors who work as part of an…
Karen Larsen has been volunteering with Nelson Tasman Hospice for 5 years now. She brings 20+ years of experience in massage therapy to the service, putting aside a couple of hours a week for hospice patients at the Specialist Palliative…
A big Thank You to the Lottery West Coast/Nelson/Marlborough Community Committee for granting Nelson Tasman Hospice $47,727.00 towards supporting the operational cost of our Allied Health programme acknowledging the importance of this work to support our patients and the whānau/family…