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Our new furniture shop will be opening its doors on Monday 2nd June 2008 at 11.00 am. Everyone is welcome to join in the celebrations!
Pam Stanley, the Hospice's Retail Manager, said “the expansion plan for our retail outlets is progressing really well and we are delighted to be opening our first furniture shop in Cotteridge.”
For some time now we have been asked by customers and donors if we can sell furniture. After piloting the sales in our current shops we found that there was a great supply and demand for the service.
There are currently some volunteer opportunities and if you wish to join our team at the shop please contact us by email or popping into one of our current shops for a chat.
We are also collecting stock for the opening so if you have any furniture you wish to donate please call our Selly Oak shop on 0121 472 1500.
If your interests are more for purchasing or just a look around come along and we look forward to seeing you there.
Our new furniture shop is located at 15 Pershore South, Cotteridge, B30
Saturday 5th July 2008 brings a new and exciting event - St Mary's Hospice Midnight Walk. Starting from The University of Birmingham, the marshalled 10km route will take walkers through Edgbaston, Harborne and Selly Oak arriving back at the University in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Tea at 3 is taking place on 16th May this year - but feel free to host your
event anytime throughout May or June.
It’s a simple and fun way to raise money for the Hospice. The event can be held at home, at work or with your local church or group, and it can be as small or big as you want- anything from inviting friends round for a cuppa to holding a Mad hatters tea party!Read more
Your break can make a difference
A Warm Welcome to our New Consultant
Dr Steve Plenderleith recently joined Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine and our Medical Director – a welcome addition to our medical staff.
Steve’s wide experience in Palliative Medicine includes working at St Rocco’s Hospice, Warrington, Countess Mountbatten House, Southampton and Salisbury Hospice. He has a special interest in information technology and its use in hospices and is the Clinical Lead on Help the Hospices’ Connect project.
Steve has three young children and declares his personal interests revolve around his family - including sailing, skiing, cycling and DIY when necessary. There’s also mention of learning to play the saxophone – busy times ahead!
We welcome Steve and look forward to working with him.
We have been named one of the best organisations in the UK for nurses to work for following a national survey of healthcare organisations.
The Nursing Times Top 100 survey canvassed registered nurses at the Hospice to determine what they think about the organisation, including opportunities for training and development, family friendliness, flexible working, equality and diversity and listening to employees.
Trisha Castanheira, the Head of Nursing Services at Birmingham St Mary's Hospice, said " to be recognised in this way is a great tribute to the dedicated nursing staff at the Hospice and also to the whole team who support them to care for patients and their loved ones. We are very pleased to have been shortlisted and look forward to the next stage."
The Hospice has now been invited to attend a lunch reception at the Landmark Hotel in London on Monday 31 March 2008, when the Nursing Times will announced the results of Stage 2 of the judging process – the Top 10 ranked organisations and those organisations which have scored highest in specific categories.
Patients' Forum DVD
Patients’ Forum has been involved in making a DVD for people who have been referred to the Hospice. Patients in the Forum talk about how anxious they were when they knew they were coming to the Day Hospice. They knew very little about what went on here and were worried about what they would find. They want the DVD to show how different it is in reality, how lively and enjoyable the Day Hospice is and how much support they all get from each other. The DVD will be distributed to GP surgeries and hospitals to lend to people who might be coming to the Hospice.
Six courageous supporters took a leap of faith and skydived for the 
Hospice this Saturday. A gap in the atrocious weather allowed the parachute jump to go ahead as the sun shone down. It was still very cold with temperatures reaching a freezing -20 degrees up in the air. Over £2,000 has been raised for the Hospice so far, with money still coming in. Thanks and a big congratulations to everyone who took part!
Due to the success of this event we are planning another parachute jump day later on Saturday 19th July – You too could experience the thrill of a skydive and help raise vital funds for the Hospice. For details please contact Charlotte Sudbury on 0121 4721191.
On 11th December 2007 we launched our newly refurbished Butterfly Lounge.
Carol singers greeted our guests, who tucked into coffee and cakes and even managed to join in with a song or two. Then Hospice Patron Nick Owen took centre stage to officially open the area.
The Butterfly Lounge is a coffee lounge for our patients and visitors, which also offers a chance for some retail therapy from our new gift shop. The shop stocks new gifts and cards, branded merchandise, toiletries and even seasonal goods.
The refurbishment was possible thanks to a grants received from several charitable Trusts and supporters, allowing us to transform the area into a welcoming space for our patients and visitors.
The area is solely run by our dedicated team of volunteers, who aim to ensure that our customers can access these services between 10.30 and 19.30 every day. Profits from the gift shop help fund our vital services for patients and families.
'A refreshingly honest Hospice'
Is what Intelligentgiving.com had to say about the Hospice this year. Intelligentgiving.com rates charities according to the quality of their annual accounts, this year they gave us 77% a great achievement!
Christmas Bazaar
Only a week to go before our annual Christmas Bazaar at Birmingham Botanical Gardens! Come along and join in the fun! All the usual stall will be there from cakes and marmalade to jigsaws and jewellery. We also have a great selection of external stalls including cashmere scarfs and childrens books. Tickets are available at a reduced rate of £2.50 adult / £1.50 concession in advance or £3 / £2 on the day.
For more details contact Charlotte on 0121 4721191.
Education
Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice is committed to on going education and training for both its own staff and also Health Care Professionals working within the immediate Birmingham area and the wider community.
The Hospice offers specialist courses and study sessions on areas related to Palliative care.
We believe that In teaching others we continue to teach ourselves and through this process we strive to develop and improve palliative care services for patients, carers and service users.
“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.” (Confucius BC 551- BC 479)
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