WHAT DO THE NEW HOSPICE PLANS FOR HEALD GREEN MEAN FOR ST ANN'S HOSPICE IN LITTLE HULTON?

St Ann's Hospice hope that no matter where you live, you will support their plans for a new hospice in Heald Green.

Depending on where you live, you may not know that St Ann’s has two hospices in Greater Manchester – one in Little Hulton, Salford and one in Heald Green, Stockport. 

Understandably, most people know and care deeply about the hospice that is closest to where they live – especially if it was where we cared for a loved one in their final days. 

Both of their hospice sites are hugely important to them as they plan for the future care needs of Greater Manchester and parts of Cheshire and look to safeguard hospice care for future generations. 

The benefits of having two hospices in Greater Manchester

Operating more than one hospice site means that their care can be provided more locally and patients and loved ones never need travel too far to come to their hospice.  

With the pressure on NHS beds and an ageing population, they say that they know that there will continue to be demand for their services and the need for both hospices. 

Operating two hospices in Greater Manchester also gives the advantages of size and scale. No hospice is unaffected by the current economic climate including the pressure on household budgets and rising energy costs. But being a bigger organisation operating across a larger patch means St Ann's are better placed to weather the storm than we would otherwise be. 

Investing for future generations

St Ann's have recently invested in their hospice in Little Hulton, including re-imagining the reception, cafe and outdoor areas so that patients and their loved ones can enjoy time together in a more relaxing, modern environment. They have also upgraded their medical equipment, beds, and furniture in their Being You Centre and family rooms. 

The next investment in their hospices is a purpose-built new hospice in Heald Green. Their current hospice there occupies an old Victorian building, which they say has served them well, but which is now showing its age and costing them many thousands each year in expensive repairs and maintenance. Unlike their more modern hospice in Little Hulton, it has very few private bedrooms for patients and very limited outdoor space. 

The new hospice will include individual en-suite rooms and access to private outdoor terraces.  It will have a brand-new education centre which will be used to train all their staff in the latest advancements in end-of-life and palliative care.  

The improved facilities will also mean they can welcome many more health professionals to their specialist training. They will be able to rent rooms and have a bigger coffee shop that is open to the public – all providing valuable revenue streams and giving them money to invest in providing exceptional care at both their hospices, as well as in the community. 

They hope that no matter where you live, you will support their plans for a new hospice in Heald Green.

But rest assured, they say that their Little Hulton hospice remains as important to St Ann’s as ever.