SMT Roundup – December
Hello everyone,
Here’s some news and updates from this week’s SMT meeting:
- There have been a couple of fire evacuations recently in the hospice – please remind yourself of the fire and evacuation procedure which you can find here and any questions please just ask: https://derianintranet.co.uk/fire-evac-procedure-main-hospice/
- We have been fortunate to receive matched funding from NHS England to provide funding towards an Education Project for Palliative Care for Lancashire and South Cumbria the work on this will be commencing during December
- Another project now well underway is Derian in Place – outreach work in the community with our Community, Family Support and Play and Wellbeing teams is being piloted, two sessions have been completed in Oldham, watch this space for more information about where we may be headed next!
- We are currently £356k ahead of budget at the moment – well done everyone!
- Christmas fundraising campaigns are well underway and performing really well, both fundraising and finance are super busy processing donations.
- On Friday BBC will be filming their weather forecast from the Trees of Love – watch it on Friday evening (news starts at 6.30)
- 19th December Granada TV will be coming into the hospice for filming with a child.
- This was David’s last SMT Meeting we all wish him well for the future!