The Island’s Earl Mountbatten Hospice has won a national award for its work developing children’s services.
The award was presented to the EMH team at the annual Hospice UK conference in Liverpool this week. Some months ago the Hospice entered the Annual Hospice Innovation Award, based around its unique children’s partnership with Island charity, KissyPuppy, and the Island’s local children’s Paediatric Team.
Nigel Hartley said it was tremendous accolade for EMH and congratulated all those who had been involved with the development of the children’s services over the past three years.
“Many staff and volunteers past and present have contributed towards this award, as well as Sophie Rolf and her parents, Aaron and Gemma, who both inspired and motivated us all to join together to create a bespoke service for dying children and their families across the Isle of Wight. This award is in recognition of an incredible achievement”.
The awards, now in their 5th year, recognise the enormous contribution that both individuals and innovative programmes have made to hospice care in local communities across the UK.
Antonia Bunnin, Director of Hospice Support and Development at Hospice UK, said:
“We have had so many inspiring and heart-warming entries for this year’s awards, including some fantastic examples of trail-blazing schemes. There are some extraordinary individuals in our member hospices who, in their day-to-day activities, go above and beyond to transform care for terminally ill and dying people and their families.”
Photographed L-R: Dr Ros Taylor MBE, George Plumptre, Liz Arnold, Becky Hepworth, Peter Gilliam, Lord Howard of Lympne
