Great to drop-in at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice in Royton this week to meet with CEO Adele Doherty, thank the staff there for the work they do to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society, and donate some House of Commons Whisky and golf balls for their next auction.
To see the care and attention staff at the hospice give to those who need it most is a sobering thing to see. Dr Kershaw’s is absolutely vital for those coming toward the end of their lives and the holistic, forward thinking care on offer is absolutely wonderful, it was a privilege to see the facilities and staff in action today.
Although they get funding from the Integrated Care System and act as a business, thy are also a local charity, relying for over two thirds of their income on the generosity of local business and the community to carry out their great work in our borough.
We inherited a hospice system in crisis from the Tories and less than a year into government, Labour has delivered a £100 million boost for adult & children’s hospices and £26 million to support children & young people’s hospices – the biggest investment into hospices in a generation.
Alongside setting up a new commission on adult social care reform and securing an extra £22.6 billion for our NHS which has brough waiting lists down for 6 months in a row; we are building a health, social & palliative care system which is fit for the future.
Jim McMahon OBE MP 