World Day 2008 - New Zealand

  New Zealand

Hastings Hospital Hawkes Bay

Overview of the hospital grounds with the Memorial Chapel at the centre

FROM NEW ZEALAND THE HAWKES BAY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS VERY OWN HOSPITAL PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING MAGNIFICENT PEOPLE FOR SUPPORTING AND HELPING US HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT WHICH WAS CALLED: "TIME OUT FOR PALLIATIVE CARE"

The Hospital Palliative Care Team, HPCT has been a very recent addition to our Hospital.
We will have been in existence for tree years this coming January. The service began with me as the lone nurse but now we are a small consult team with a Palliative Care Physician Dr Carol McAllum and my nursing colleague CSN Ann Gray. We have a wonderful network of Resource/Link Nurses for Palliative Care throughout our hospital that help us. We have a close relationship and are supported by our local hospice in the community.

Front entrance to the Hawkes Bay Hospital New Zealand.

World Day 2007 - click here 

World Day 2008: "TIME OUT FOR PALLIATIVE CARE"

Kaye Flett worked tirelessly to promote the raffle.
The proceeds will be divided between the Hospital Palliative Care Team and the Cranford Hospice.
We were privileged to have been given the quilt by a grateful Cranford Hospice family.
The lucky winner of our beautiful quilt that was raffled was Midwife Diona Turner.

Holding our special Quilt is from top left clockwise Gloria Morgan, Receptionist Kaye Flett. Hospital Chaplains Heather Flavell and Prue Neild

A sad Goodbye to Hospital Chaplain Heather Flavell who always went out of her way to support our efforts. Heather is now the new Chaplain for Cranford Hospice!

We were blessed to have the assistance of Sausage Chefs Richard Morgan and Chris Lord who gave up their precious weekend time to promote our project for World Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

Peter McIntosh our very own Resource Pharmacist as seen here with Ann Gray took "Time out" from his busy day to support us at our fund raising "sausage sizzle"

Kirsty in front of our Palliative Care information board.
Barry Keane the new Director of Cranford Hospice Hawke's Bay takes "Time Out" to hear Kirsty sing.

Marion Helmer as seen here with Ann Gray deserves a special thank you for the supporting Palliative Care book display in the HBDHB library which also took "Time Out" to celebrate our special day.

Local singer Kirsty McMinn-Collard serenaded patients, families, visitors and staff in the Foyer outside Zac's Café.

Local singer Kirsty McMinn-Collard serenaded

The Hospital Palliative Care Team Dr Carol McAllum.CNS Gloria Morgan,CNS Ann Gray

Grateful thanks to all those people who bought a sausage from our Sausage Sizzle on that Saturday.
We couldn't have done it without the help of the staff from radio "More FM" and the generosity of the Department store "Harvey Norman" - Money raised will go towards Music resources for the Hospital Palliative Care Team.

About the event in New Zealand on WHPCD 2008 - read here

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Contact information:
Gloria Morgan RN BN MPC
Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Healthcare Services
Hawke's Bay District Health Board
New Zealand
Phone: 06-878-8109 Ex 5711
E-mail: gloria.morgan@hawkesbaydhb.govt.nz
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