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The Martlets Hospice
- Meeting of Older People's Council, Tuesday, 21st February, 2012 10.00am (Item 19.)
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Presentation by Robert Griffiths of the Martlets.
Minutes:
19.1 Fundraising Manager Robert Griffiths and Karen Taylor gave a presentation and answered questions on the Martlets Hospice; its structure, services provided, funding arrangements, and numbers of people supported; plus an example of dignity and respect for people who are dying.
19.2 The Martlets would be seeking funding via the new clinical commissioning groups and health and wellbeing board. Hospices typically provided very good support and had become good at fundraising without encroaching on each others’ ‘territory’ and could be seen as victims of their own success in terms of available government funding. There were good links with Sussex Beacon. Fundraising was a continuous core activity but this was becoming more difficult.
19.3 Robert Griffiths said the OPC could help by acting as advocates for The Martlets, especially within the new commissioning system. Also the Hospice was very keen to have new volunteers to bring more expertise to the organisation. OPC Members would be very welcome to visit the Martlets.
19.4 The Chair Jack Hazelgrove thanked the speakers