Our latest newsletter tells the story of one of our community patients, Denis Blanche, who lives at Stillwater Lifecare and Village in Richmond. He gets good care there, and it’s supplemented by the Hospice team. The newsletter also brings you…
Meet Nelson Tasman Hospice board chair John Peters. John started off his management career in IT but found his home in health where he “enjoyed going to work every day”. John was born in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and grew…
Hospice NZ chief executive Mary Schumacher wrote this opinion piece to update the public on its court action over the End of Life Choice Act, which will come into force if it passes at the upcoming referendum. Please click here to…
The world has changed . . . and yet in many ways our place in it is still the same. Locally, we have succeeded in stopping community transmission of Covid-19 and kept the cases of infection to a minimum. We have also renewed and…
People often ask how they can help contribute to #yourhospice. Here are some of the ways. Donate the money for one of these items from the wishlist. Make a recurring donation. They are a fantastic way to support a person at the end of their…
People often ask us what they can do to help provide for our patients and whānau. This is our current wishlist: Books for our patient/whānau library: various titles $35 each “Feelings” stones and cards for use by social workers: $81.95 for the set Trees for Hospice:…
What a changed and ever-changing world we live in. I hope you are well and looking forward to getting back to the “new normal”, while our economy takes a slow and painful road to recovery. I know many people have been and will continue to…
Joan is such a great help to us. If you would like to volunteer with Nelson Tasman Hospice, please contact Krisca Gould krisca.gould@nelsonhospice.org.nz or phone (03) 546 3912.
We are publishing this newsletter to our supporters and wider Hospice whānau to stay in touch during this trying time, and to let you know what has been happening at your hospice. Stay safe and remember that, even in lock-down,…
NBS has signed a generous new sponsorship deal with us at Hospice. It’s our first corporate sponsor to step up for 2020. NBS also donated funds for the build of the new hospice in 2019 and has now signed a…