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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Charitable hospice funding
… today. Last week, I was really glad to accompany the Minister for health on a visit to St David's hospice in my constituency in Newport, and I'd really like to put on record my grateful thanks … the Minister for taking the time to come and listen to the staff at St David's hospice and the team around there, and your interest in their work. I know that's very much appreciated by all …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Hospices
… our communities and by the NHS. Evidence of reducing services can be seen in north Wales, where St David's Hospice beds at Ysbyty Penrhos Stanley in Holyhead have been temporarily closed because of the impact of rising … And you don't need to take my word for it. In October, the chief executive of St David's Hospice Care Newport, Emma Saysell, made it clear that these rising costs, coupled with a lack of sustainable …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Palliative care
… their own areas, and that certainly is the case with me. I'm very familiar with St David's Hospice Care; we're fortunate in Newport and around to have a really top-quality end-of-life and … palliative care service through St David's Hospice Care. It's a consultant-led, in-patient hospice, with a 15-bed unit, and that can support people who have complex symptom-management needs and, obviously, provide that end …
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Short Debate: Securing Welsh hospice care for the future
… services. That was laid bare in July when it was announced that four in-patient beds at St David’s Hospice in Holyhead will temporarily close from October 2025. Prior to the public announcement, St David’s contacted … and care homes and nearly three quarters of those with in-patient units expecting bed closures. As St David’s Hospice told me, in the absence of a commissioning framework and service specification, 'We are now entering …
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Questions to the First Minister
… question on the immense contribution made by charities in Wales to the palliative care sector. I visited St David's Hospice Care in Newport last week, where I met the chief executive officer, Emma Saysell, again. I was … told during my meeting that, like many other charities, St David's Hospice Care is not generating the same income through the shops as they once did. This has been partly attributed to the rise of reselling websites …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Hospices
… been privileged over the years to work with the St David's hospice in Newport. They are an absolutely amazing organisation. The quality of the care that they provide at the hospice, with their in-bed facilities and … increase markedly in the years to come. So, it is a massive challenge for the sector, including St David's Hospice, to meet that increasing demand while they have those increased costs that are placing such a demand …
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Topical Questions
… sure that the staff of St David's Hospice will have appreciated the warm tribute that Janet Finch-Saunders has paid to the fantastic work that they do, which very much reflects my experience of staff providing hospice … And she will I hope have heard my commitment that my officials will continue to work with St David's Hospice in relation to their plans, and for us to make sure, if we possibly can, that this …
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Topical Questions
… from the Penrhos Stanley Hospital is second to none, as is all the care provided by the St David's Hospice family across north Wales. Each bed is fully equipped for comfort, dignity and privacy, overlooking the calm … simply—. If you speak to anyone, the families in particular, after people have had treatment from the St David's Hospice, or, indeed, any hospice in north Wales, it is that the care is second to none, and …
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Topical Questions
… compulsory job losses. The Cabinet Secretary, as he suggested, has been aware of the challenge faced by St David's Hospice for some time, and I'm grateful to him for being willing to discuss those challenges with … look a little more broadly at the situation of hospices more generally in Wales. The crisis at St David's Hospice isn't a crisis that's developed overnight. I know that Mabon ap Gwynfor, Plaid Cymru …
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Questions to the First Minister
… pressure looks like, especially at hospital emergency departments. Penrhos Stanley hospital in Holyhead has already lost the St David's Hospice ward. The award-winning specialist leg ulcer and complex wound service has been reduced to just one …
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Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care
… needed by and provided to children and adults in need of palliative and end-of-life care. St David's hospice in Newport is indeed a remarkable place, and Natasha highlighted workforce issues, including staff well-being. Mike …
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Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care
… pressures. And this is not an abstract national statistic for those of us in north Wales. At St David's Hospice in Holyhead, a four-bed in-patient unit has been temporarily closed. Four beds might sound insignificant …
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Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care
… extraordinary, and it cannot, indeed, be an easy job. I made a really sobering visit to St David's Hospice Care in Newport not too long ago, and I saw first-hand the compassion and dedication that the …
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Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care
… hospices across Wales have already closed, either permanently or temporarily, such as a four-bed unit in St David's Hospice in Holyhead. More than 70 per cent of hospices with in-patient units expect that cost pressures …
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Charitable hospice funding
… homes. The numbers were absolutely staggering that I was given the other day on that visit to St David's hospice. And the point is that most people would like to die at home, and that … discuss their concerns. And it was really a huge privilege to be invited by Jayne to visit St David's hospice in Newport, and thank you for that invitation. I certainly learnt a lot. It's an incredible …
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90-second Statements
… Hospice Care Week, and so I want to take this time to highlight the wonderful work of St David's Hospice Care in my constituency in Newport West. In 1979 Heulwen Egerton MBE, a nurse tutor at the … care available to the people of Gwent. From their first year of operation, caring for six patients, St David’s Hospice Care has since grown to become the UK’s largest provider of hospice-at-home care, caring …
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Legislative Consent Motion: The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
… the compassionate and high-quality care they need.' I'm so fortunate in Aberconwy, we have St David's Hospice and Tŷ Gobaith. Now, Tŷ Gobaith, in particular, for children—. So, where you have parents who have …
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Questions to the First Minister
… life care, and there are many, many organisations across the country. I've been also to visit St David's Hospice Care, and the remarkable thing is that it's not just in a building; actually …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Hospices
… those challenges. The closure of Shalom House Hospice and the temporary closure of in-patient beds at St David's Hospice in Holyhead have caused real and understandable concern for patients, families, for staff and communities. These events …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Hospices
… those charities who do so much outstanding work in the field—charities in my area, such as St David's Hospice, the Hospice of the Valleys, Helping Hands, Tŷ Hafan and others operating in the constituency, providing that …