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Helen smiling ready for the Shear Drop

Helen’s baa-rilliant fundraiser

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Helen on our learning and development team is taking on the Shear Drop this October. She tells us why she’s chosen this particular challenge to fundraise for Martlets.

Jinny and Penny together

‘She floated away, like a bird in the sky’

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Jinny’s close friend, Penny, was cared for on Martlets’ inpatient unit. Their friendship inspired Jinny, a graphic designer, to create her ‘Blue Tit Collection’ and she is generously donating at least £1,000 in sales to Martlets.

Dr Simone Ali for Dying Matter Awareness Week

Dying Matters Week: Advance Care Planning

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During Dying Matters Week, 8–14 May, communities across the country are encouraged to talk honestly and openly about death, dying, and grief. In this blog, Dr Simone Ali, medical director at Martlets, demystifies the important process of Advance Care Planning. 

Dying Matters Awareness Week people holding hands

Dying Matters: preparing to say goodbye

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The death of someone close is one of the most difficult experiences we are likely to encounter. We look at the physical and emotional changes that can occur as death approaches, so that you are better prepared to say goodbye. 

Debbie and her Husband Glen smiling together

Debbie’s story

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Debbie’s dad Michael and her husband Glenn were both cared for by Martlets towards the end of their lives. She wrote this blog about the ‘amazing’ care they received.

Our CQC Rating

Martlets’ last CQC inspection report was published in February 2016 prior to the rebuilding and refurbishment of our hospice, therefore our CQC report shows as ‘archived’ on the CQC website. Our 2016 CQC report can be found here.

We moved back to our new Hospice building at Wayfield Avenue in November 2023 following a CQC site inspection where our hospice was declared compliant against all CQC standards. Our services have not been inspected since we moved to our new building.

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