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Virtual Santa Changing how we connect,

Dash and communicate, and care

Christmas Facemasks and furlough; fairly unfamiliar terms to us at the start of 2020.
Along with quarantine, local lockdowns, social distancing and Zoom calls –
Jumper Week! we’ve been rapidly introduced to a whole host of new concepts and ways of

working and connecting.
Spread some festive cheer this Our aim at St Catherine’s is to provide individualised care and support to patients, their
winter with our very first Virtual loved ones, and wider members of our community, to help people achieve what is
Santa Dash! important to them; take care of their physical health and mental wellbeing; and to
experience quality of life to the end of life.
Sport a St Catherine’s Santa suit and complete
This often involves face-to-face contact, people coming to the hospice in Lostock Hall
a sponsored run, jog, cycle, skip, hop or walk in
to access our services, and welcoming thousands into St Catherine’s Park for various
your own time throughout December!
remembrance occasions and fundraising opportunities – all of which had to instantly be
put on hold earlier this year.
We’re recommending three miles – the length
of our usual Santa Dash – but we’d love to see
We are still working hard to adjust to the long-term effects the pandemic is having on
you take part however you wish! Do it all in one
the important care and support we offer to local people.
go or over a few days or weeks; wear your
Santa suit or something else suitably festive,
So what are we doing?
and help us all get into the Christmas spirit
whilst raising valuable funds for your local
hospice at this special time of year.
We’re still accepting admissions
to our inpatient unit (IPU) and
It’s just £10 for adults and £5 for children to sign accommodating visiting Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) continue
up, which includes a Santa suit and medal. to provide care in people’s own homes;
some via phone and video calls
Get creative with our new
We have extended our advice line
Christmas Jumper Week! for other healthcare professionals
to call us any time of day or night to
And why not get creative with our new access our specialist knowledge
Christmas Jumper Week? Wear a different
seasonal sweater each day at work or school,
We’re sharing our skills and expertise with the likes of
or mix it up with Christmas pyjamas and
district nurses and care home staff by hosting our
onesies if you’re at home between 14th and highly-regarded study sessions using Microsoft Teams
18th December. Take part any day or every day;
simply sign up for a donation of your choice and
receive an official Christmas Jumper badge. We are gradually and safely bringing people back to
work after some of our staff agreed to be furloughed
to allow us to claim government funding, and many
Visit www.stcatherines.co.uk
have been working from home
or call 01772 629171 to join
in the festive fun, and make
sure to share your photos
Our Support Team is running the monthly carer and bereavement
with us on Facebook peer support groups through online group chat facilities, and the
@StCatherinesPre! You can befriending service is also being carried out remotely
also get in touch with
fundraising@stcatherines.
co.uk / 01772 324540 if
you’d like to raffle your very Going forward, we’re looking at creating
fresh ways for people to come together
own Christmas
for remembrance occasions, and we’re
hamper for us, enhancing fundraising opportunities to
featuring raffle help raise the millions needed to pay for
Lymphoedema nurses are
tickets and our vital services now and in the future
supporting outpatients at our
amazing
onsite Woodside Clinic
prizes.
If you would like to support St Catherine’s as we work through the
continued impact of the pandemic, use your phone camera to
scan this QR code to go directly to our website, where you can
make a one-off or regular donation.

Or send a text message with the word HOSPICE to 70660 to
4 donate £3.