Khanya Hospice gives thanks for support during lockdown
Nursing staff have been working two days a week, mostly seeing cancer patients and supporting their families.
Khanya Hospice appreciates all the help from the public during the lockdown. “To all our kind supporters from near and far, even abroad, who supported us during this period up to now, our sincere thanks and gratitude for always thinking of and supporting us,” said CEO Neil Macdonald.
“It does not matter how bod or how small, if you donated cash, volunteered or supported our charity shops before lockdown, we really appreciate every effort and every one helping and supporting us. Together we can make it.”
Neil said times have been difficult, not only for the Hospice shops having to close doors, but we also the nursing staff who have been on duty and working through the lockdown to see their sick patients. “We commend them and thank Sr Sue van Rijsbergen and her nursing team. Our patient numbers have actually increased during this time, although we’ve had to scale down a bit. We have had 10 new patients put on our programme during this time.
“The pandemic had a huge impact on our finances when our three shops, which generate most of our monthly income, had to close. The shops sustains the free palliative nursing care that we offer.”
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Nursing staff have been working two days a week, mostly seeing cancer patients and supporting their families. “We cannot just leave our patients in the col, we have to attend to them. We were pro-active and from the start gave all our staff and volunteers working in the shops latex gloves, masks and sanitisers, and made sure they were using them. We have also had to make sure our nursing staff are protected as well. We have policies and procedures in place and our nursing manager gave the staff training on Covid-19.”
To celebrate Hospice Week from 1 May, the NPO is looking for people, friends, families and businesses that are willing to donate on a monthly basis. People can sign a debit order at their bank or do a monthly EFT into the following bank details: Khanya Hospice, Standard Bank, current account, account number: 052874060, universal branch code and reference your name and contact details. To donate to the charity shops, either drop goods off at the nearest shop or call Neil on 083-597-8985 or email manager@khanyahospice.co.za.
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