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O u r Year in Annual Review - Year to June 2018 - Mary Potter Hospice
Our
Y ea r in
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              Year to June 2018
O u r Year in Annual Review - Year to June 2018 - Mary Potter Hospice
Our vision
That people in our communities who need palliative care
have access to compassionate and quality care, when and
where they need it.

Our approach
Taking a whole person approach, we will provide and
promote high quality specialist palliative care, grief support,
education and care planning services. Working alongside our
health partners, we aim to make a difference in the
communities we serve.

Our values
Respect
Compassion
Dignity
Hospitality
Stewardship

                                                                                   Front Cover:
                          Serving strawberries and icecream at the annual Strawberry Festival
                                   are (left to right) Brian Dawson, Wellington City Councillor;
                                                  Rt Honourable Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister;
                                         Jennie Vowles, volunteer, and Naomi Haye, volunteer
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Mary Potter Hospice Board
1 July 2017 – 30 June 2018

                                                                                                 Contents
                                                                                                 Our vision
                                                                                                 Chair’s message                                      2
                                                                                                 From the Chief Executive                             3
                                                                                                 Our Strategy 2017-2022                              4
                                                                                                 Our service: Patients are the stars at the
                                                                                                 centre of our care                                   5
                                                                                                    Community Services are stronger                   6
                                                                                                    Porirua team stepped up to maintain services      6
                                                                                                    Enhanced Hospice@Home service                     6
                                                                                                    Patients positive about extended service          6
                                                                                                    Our Inpatient Services                            7
From left seated: Sister Margaret Lancaster; Mark Cassidy, Chair; Andrea McCance, Deputy Chair
Standing: Dr David Werry; Malcolm Bruce; Dr Grant Pidgeon; Stephanie Dyhrberg; Martin Lenart        Psycho-social support increased                   7
                                                                                                    Bereavement Programmes                            7
                                                                                                    Day Units                                        8
Mary Potter Hospice Executive Team                                                                  Pasifika Liaison                                 8
1 July 2017 – 30 June 2018                                                                          Māori Liaison                                     9

                                                                             Patron:                Apartments project                                9
                                                                                                    Education and research                           10
                                                                                                    Our people                                       11
                                                                                                    Bev’s Matariki Star recalled a special holiday   12
                                                                                                    Farewell to a star                               13
                                                                                                 Quality – it always matters to us                   14
                                                                                                 Our communities – our five-star supporters          15
                                                                             Kerry Prendergast   Kids Room is a hit among some star performers       18
                                                                                                 Volunteers – our shining stars                      19
                                                                                                 Financial reporting                                 20
                                                                                                 Hospice supporters                                  22
From left: Devon Diggle, Strategy Manager: Dr Astrid Adams, Director                             Contacts                                            23
of Palliative Care (starting in January 2019); Frances Robinson,
Co-Director Support Services; Philippa Sellens, Director of Fundraising,
Marketing and Communications; Brent Alderton, Chief Executive (from
April 2018); Diana Pryde, Director Support Services; Donna Gray,
Director of Clinical Services (from May 2018)

Absent: Teresa O'Toole, Acting Executive Lead Education, Quality &
Research

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Chair’s message                                                                                              From the Chief Executive
                                   In April this year       hospices so that we can continue to support the      Since the mihi whakatau on my first day as Chief
                                   we were pleased to       wellbeing of people in our communities at their      Executive in April, I have felt very welcome at
                                   welcome our new          most vulnerable.                                     Mary Potter Hospice. I have been very grateful
                                   Chief Executive                                                               for all the support I have received from people
                                                            Without the support of our corporate and
                                   Brent Alderton. The                                                           within and outside the Hospice. And I have been
                                                            community donors, individual supporters and
                                   Board has charged                                                             immensely impressed with the quality of all of
                                                            volunteers the Hospice would not be able to
                                   Brent and his                                                                 those who work at the Hospice – both paid and
                                                            reach the patients and their families and whānau
                                   executive team with                                                           voluntary. My first few months in the role have
                                                            it already does. The Board would like to
                                   implementing its                                                              been rewarding and extremely satisfying.
                                                            acknowledge the invaluable contribution you
                                   strategy, Me aho
                                                            make and confirm that we are looking at ways to      A highlight has been going on visits with the
                                   mai ngā whetū, Our
                                                            enhance and grow those relationships.                community team. I am convinced that our
    Place in Palliative Care. The strategy addresses
                                                                                                                 strategy for the future, which includes an                       I have been privileged to connect with many of our
    the pressing need to change the way we do               It was with sadness that in May this year we                                                                    patients. Here I am with Jim from the Wellington day unit
                                                                                                                 Enhanced Hospice@Home service, is right for
    things if we are to survive to meet the future          farewelled Brian Ensor, our Director of Palliative
                                                                                                                 our patients and their whānau. During the visits I
    needs of our diverse communities. My thanks go          Care, who served the Hospice so well over 14
                                                                                                                 have witnessed our incredible staff working with
    to Te Pou Tautoko for their guidance and in             years. We wish him well in his new position at                                                                running. The key is to increase our revenue and
                                                                                                                 families at a very stressful time in their lives. Each
    particular I acknowledge their naming of our            Hospice Waikato. Our dedicated and committed                                                                  we are planning ways to do this, including
                                                                                                                 staff member plays such a valuable role in
    strategy, which means “Let the glowing stars            staff are our most valuable asset and the Board is                                                            engaging with government very strongly, along
                                                                                                                 supporting patients.
    light our way”.                                         mindful of the change and disruption that they                                                                with Hospice NZ and other Hospices, to provide
                                                            have had to deal with over the year. We would        A key challenge for me is ensuring the financial         better funding and support for palliative care
    We face a steep increase in the need for our
                                                            like to thank you all for the professionalism and    resources for the Hospice. As our costs rise, with       across New Zealand.
    services, and the purpose of the strategy is to
                                                            support that you have shown.                         increasing salaries, petrol costs and other things,
    position the Hospice so that it can continue to                                                                                                                       The 2017/18 year has been a challenging one for
                                                                                                                 our proportion of government funding
    provide quality palliative care to everyone who         I would like to thank my fellow Board members                                                                 our retail team. The forced closure of the Porirua
                                                                                                                 continues to drop. In the year covered by this
    needs it in Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti. This year   for their enormous voluntary contribution over                                                                shop and warehouse affected our income for the
                                                                                                                 report, government funding increased by only
    we had an 8% increase in patient numbers and we         the year. Running a complex organisation like                                                                 year. We opened a new shop in Porirua in August
                                                                                                                 one percent and covered only 45% of our costs.
    know that the number of people needing our              Mary Potter Hospice is not easy, and without the                                                              2018 and our retail income is now heading back
                                                                                                                 This is very concerning to the Board and
    unique service will continue to grow significantly.     commitment and expertise of the Board it would                                                                on track. We also opened a new shop in Karori,
                                                                                                                 Executive team.
                                                            simply not be possible. There have been times                                                                 much better located to the main retail area, and
    Last year we received an increase of about one
                                                            when I have had to ask for urgent and important      We realise that we cannot keep putting out our           this has proved to be a good decision. I would
    percent in government funding while the costs of
                                                            decisions to be made quickly and the Board has       hand to the community for ever-increasing                like to thank the retail staff and many volunteers
    providing our services increased by more than 7%.
                                                            never complained nor shied away from its             amounts to help us, despite their incredible             for their efforts to ensure that our shops provide
    For the coming year, to maintain services, the
                                                            important role.                                      generosity and support. That is why we are               a great service and great products to our
    Board has approved a deficit budget, meaning we
                                                                                                                 building the apartment complex adjacent to the           customers, and for their patience during a
    will be spending more money than we are earning.        My thanks also to our Patron Kerry Prendergast
                                                                                                                 Hospice building in Mein Street. The rental              difficult year.
    This is an uncomfortable position for any Board,        who has provided support and endorsement of
                                                                                                                 income from the 39 apartments will help fund
    especially one that is passionate about providing a     our work throughout the year. I look forward to                                                               I would like to thank the Board for their support
                                                                                                                 our operations into the future. I would like to
    quality and much-needed service, free of charge.        working with her again over the coming year.                                                                  for me and the Executive team during the year.
                                                                                                                 thank the amazing donors who have committed
    The construction of the apartment complex next                                                                                                                        They have been most supportive and allowed me
                                                            Throughout the year the Board has been very          substantial funds to make the apartments
    to the Hospice will help, but the income we will                                                                                                                      to get well settled. My thanks also to the
                                                            focused on the values of the Hospice in our          possible, as their contribution will ensure that a
    see from it is still several years away. The Board is                                                                                                                 Executive team for keeping the Hospice in good
                                                            decision making and our contacts with the            financial return to the Hospice is made
    therefore working closely with Brent and his team                                                                                                                     heart as they continued to manage during the
                                                            Hospice team and stakeholders. These values of       more quickly.
    on implementing strategies to meet our short,                                                                                                                         period before my arrival.
    medium and long term financial needs.                   Respect, Compassion, Dignity, Hospitality and
                                                                                                                 Our daily shortfall is about $17,000 after our
                                                            Stewardship provide our platform for decision                                                                 Brent Alderton
                                                                                                                 income from the government and we rely on
    Also, together with our colleagues at Hospice           making and our vision for the future.                                                                         Chief Executive
                                                                                                                 shop income, bequests and generous donations
    New Zealand, we will be making our case for
                                                            Mark Cassidy                                         to see us through. We are looking at ways to turn
    urgent additional government funding for
                                                            Chair                                                around the current deficit budget that we are

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Our Strategy 2017-2022:                                                                               Our service: Patients are the
    Me aho mai ngā whetū                                                                                  stars at the centre of our care
    – Let the glowing stars light our way                                                                 At Mary Potter Hospice our focus is                  Volumes of services delivered

                                                                                                          always on the person, not their illness,
    Our patients are the glowing stars, and             The strategy reflects moves that are already                                                           1000
                                                                                                          and our goal is to provide quality                              Patients in service
                                                        being made towards a comprehensive                                                                                                                            902
    the purpose of the strategy is to ensure                                                              services for the patients and families                900
                                                                                                                                                                                                     837
                                                        community service, with after-hours visits,                                                                             816
    that we can meet the needs of people                more care available at home in the last days of   who trust us with their care.                         800
    who need us in Wellington, Porirua and              life, and day services providing support to                                                             700
                                                                                                          We care for people when their illness is
    Kapiti. This year we had an 8% increase             patients and carers, and volunteers.
                                                                                                          incurable, and they need help to manage their         600
    in patient numbers on last year.                    The strategy was named Me aho mai ngā whetū       symptoms. We care for the whole person; their         500
                                                        – Let the glowing stars light our way – with      physical as well as their emotional, spiritual and
    Launching the strategy in March, Board Chair                                                                                                                400
                                                        advice from Te Pou Tautoko (Mary Potter           social needs. We also support their family/
    Mark Cassidy said the Hospice was deeply
                                                        Hospice’s Māori Advisory Group).                  whānau, carers and friends to make the most of        300
    committed to meeting that need. “Many people
                                                                                                          their time together.
    would like more support at home from our very                                                                                                               200

    capable teams of counsellors, social workers,                                                         Our staff work to affirm life, to help people         100
    medical professionals and therapists,” he said.                                                       accept death and provide support for people in
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    “Our volunteers are dedicated and committed,                                                          their homes and in aged residential care

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    and some would like to take on roles that                                                             facilities. Most of our patients stay in their own

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    directly support patients in the patient’s                                                            homes. Sometimes, however, patients may

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    own home.”                                                                                            benefit from a stay at our specialist Inpatient
                                                                                                          Unit in Newtown. We work with patients,
    The overall goal of the strategy is that everyone
                                                                                                          families and other healthcare providers to           Activity                   2017/18          2016/17    2015/16
    has access to compassionate, quality palliative
                                                                                                          develop an individual care plan to meet each
    care when and where they need it. This is care                                                                                                             Patients in service1              902          837            816
                                                                                                          patient’s needs. A partnership approach helps us
    that meets their needs; is integrated in
                                                                                                          to use the resources we have most efficiently.       Inpatient Unit
    partnership with other health providers and
    the community; is high quality and effective;                                                                                                              admissions2                       448          454            472
                                                                                                          The Hospice supports people from many
    adapts to changing needs and evidence; and                                                            cultures and we are always conscious in our          Bereavement
    is affordable.                                                                                        planning and practice to be aware of the beliefs     counselling contacts             1,849        1,665          1,599
                                                                                                          and customs that are important to the person
                                                                                                                                                               New referrals
                                                                                                          and their extended family. We practice aroha ki
                                                                                                                                                               to service                        849          842            816
                                                                                                          te tangata – respect, empathy and regard for
                                                                                                          others.
                                                                                                                                                               ¹ Source data – Monthly average patient report from
                                                                                                          We are committed to ensuring that the Hospice          our patient database Palcare. The figures are
                                                                                                          can continue to meet the needs of the                  different from those reported in previous years
                                                                                                          Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti communities free        which were from the Referrals report.
                                                                                                          of charge and for decades to come.
                                                                                                                                                               ² The number of Inpatient Unit admissions is affected
                                                                                                          This year we saw an increase in patient numbers        by the length of stay in the Hospice.
                                                                                                          to 902 – up from 837 in 2016/17.

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Community Services are stronger                           Porirua team stepped up                                                                                          in partnership with education providers. Medical
                                                              to maintain services                                                                                             students, student nurses and massage students
    Our community services have been
                                                                                                                                                                               are offered placements in the IPU and
    strengthened as we move to providing more                 The Porirua and North Wellington Community
                                                                                                                                                                               community teams.
    care directly to patients where they are. Most            Team had to move into temporary premises
    patients are cared for at home and in aged                when an April storm caused major flooding and                                                                    Psycho-social support increased
    residential care facilities. On any day we could          exposed asbestos at the Prosser Street Hospice
                                                                                                                                                                               A pilot project carried out by Hospice Social
    be supporting, on average, 270 patients.                  Shop and warehouse, directly next door to the
                                                                                                                                                                               Worker Mary Hulme-Moir in 2017 demonstrated
                                                              community base. The team made sure services
    Each of our three bases – in Wellington, Porirua                                                                                                                           that increased psycho-social support made it
                                                              to patients and families were not disrupted while                            Louise Katene (right) with fellow
    and Kapiti – has a team of nurses, doctors,                                                                                                                                easier for patients and families to access early
                                                              new office space was found. The Hospice has                       Enhanced Hospice@Home nurse Diane Evans
    occupational therapists, counsellors, social                                                                                                                               Advance Care Planning. This allows them to think
                                                              meanwhile purchased a building in Porirua East
    workers, Māori and Pasifika Liaison staff,                                                                        She says she enjoys offering care to patients in         about and discuss personal preferences and future
                                                              for its new community base. This will be
    administrators and volunteers. As well, a Day                                                                     their homes, where most people prefer to be.             treatment choices. It also supports the
                                                              refurbished this coming year to provide the team
    Services team provides bereavement programmes,                                                                    “Definitely there was a demand, which fell on            bereavement process following a death. Following
                                                              with fit-for-purpose facilities, including a
    legacy work and companion volunteers.                                                                             the already stretched District Nurses. But the           the success of the pilot, the Hospice increased
                                                              counselling room, outpatient clinic, education
                                                                                                                      District Nurses only went out to our patients            social work capacity across the community and
    Alongside the community teams, the Aged                   facility and Day Unit as well as office space for
                                                                                                                      who urgently needed someone,” Louise says.               Inpatient Unit, recruiting a further three social
    Residential Care (ARC) partnership nurses and             the multi-disciplinary team.
                                                                                                                      “Now we can visit our patients until 10pm. We            workers to support patients and families to deal
    social workers support patients who move to                                                                                                                                with the issues they face at the end of life.
                                                              Arrangements were made to move the                      can settle patients leaving the Inpatient Unit or
    aged-care facilities. This team also provides
                                                              community base into part of the new building            hospital into home and make sure they have
    palliative care education with the Hospice’s
                                                              ahead of the sale being finalised.
                                                                                                                                                                               Bereavement Programmes
                                                                                                                      everything they need – and support the family.
    ARC partners.                                                                                                                                                              This year our bereavement work was reviewed by
                                                                                                                      This provides a unique opportunity to shift some
    The community teams work closely with other               Demand builds for Enhanced                              of our service into the community and increase           our psycho-social team. We offer bereavement
    health professionals in a shared-care model. Our          Hospice@Home service                                    the great service already provided by the                counselling to help people who are struggling to
    partners include general practice teams, district         This year we increased our out-of-hours                 community team and our partners.”                        come to terms with a loss of someone they love.
    nurses, Wellington Free Ambulance, oncology               support with nurses from the Inpatient Unit                                                                      Collaboration across the Hospice’s three bases
                                                                                                                      Louise packs a bag of food to take with her and,         ensured a more consistent process and
    nurses, specialist nurses, local iwi health service       now working in the community every day until
                                                                                                                      at the start, had to set a timer to remember to          bereavement support group meetings took place
    Ora Toa and home support and social care                  10pm. This model of care, called Enhanced
                                                                                                                      eat. She says sometimes she can spend long               across our region. A collaboration with the
    agencies. These partnerships are highly valued            Hospice@Home (H@H), started in Wellington in
                                                                                                                      hours with a patient who needs her. She says the         Cancer Society in Newtown led to the setting up
    as they encourage an integrated response to the           May as a pilot programme to offer specialist
                                                                                                                      H@H service provides continuity of care for the          of a group to meet the unique needs of those
    rising demands for palliative care in our region.         palliative care to those patients at home who
                                                                                                                      patients and there has been positive feedback            under 50 with children, who have lost a partner.
                                                              need more help to manage symptoms or have
                                                                                                                      from families. The working relationship with the         Those attending a bereavement group in Kapiti
                                                              other end-of-life needs. This is in addition to our
                                                                                                                      District Nurses has been strengthened.                   became movie-going friends with the Porirua
                                                              24-hour telephone advisory and support service.
                                                              Enhanced Hospice@Home was extended to                                                                            group joining them. This is the perfect outcome
                                                                                                                      Our Inpatient Services                                   where the Hospice has enabled members of the
                                                              cover Porirua and North Wellington in June.
                                                                                                                      The Inpatient Unit (IPU) in the Hospice’s                community to support each other.
                                                              The Enhanced Hospice@Home team provided                 Newtown base supports community care with
                                                              an additional 115 visits or phone calls to 41           short-term admissions for symptom                        The review also highlighted the opportunity to
                                                              patients in the first six weeks of the pilot, to June   management, end-of-life care and respite. The            create different activities in the community. As a
                                                              30. We are surveying family members to identify         IPU multi-disciplinary team includes nurses,             result we are launching a series of workshops to
                                                              the impact of H@H on them.                              health care assistants, doctors, social workers,         provide practical help for carers and others who
                                                                                                                      physiotherapists, occupational therapists,               are grieving:
                                                              Patients positive about                                 spiritual carers, massage therapist, music               •   Home alone – managing money, cooking for
                                                              extended service                                        therapist, counsellors, administrator, hospitality           one, calming the mind and socialising
                                                              Louise Katene came to Mary Potter Hospice as a          staff and volunteers. The team also works
                                                                                                                                                                               •   Lining up your ducks – funeral and advance
                                                              new graduate three years ago and is one of six          closely with our health partners, including
                                                                                                                                                                                   care planning
                                                              registered nurses rostered to deliver the H@H           Wellington Regional Hospital and the hospital’s
                                                              extended service.                                       Palliative Care Team as well as Hospice                  •   Time out – fun and time off for carers
                                                                                                                      Community Services. We support the
         Breathlessness is helped with a small handheld fan                                                                                                                    •   Holiday season resilience – remembrance
                                                                                                                      development of the palliative care workforce
                                                                                                                                                                                   and creative activity for kids.

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Day Units                                                  This year, the Hospice had contact with 155                        Māori Liaison                                             to mark the closing of our building in Prosser
                                                               Pasifika patients. Pasifika Liaison Tiumalu                                                                                  Street. Elizabeth recognised the team’s need
    During the past year patients received over 700                                                                               Tena ra koutou katoa. Ka mihi, ka mihi, ka mihi.
                                                               Sialava’a has also been involved in Advance Care                                                                             for a process to enable people to leave
    episodes of care in our Day Units in Newtown,
                                                               Planning discussions with more than 80 people.                     Māori Liaison Elizabeth Munday has this year              behind the spirit of challenge and loss and
    Porirua and Kapiti. The idea is that patients can
                                                                                                                                  focused on promoting liaison services among               look forward with fresh energy and fresh
    join in meaningful and creative activities and             Tiumalu works closely with the Hospice’s
                                                                                                                                  the Hospice community teams, which has                    eyes. Ngāti Toa Chair Taku Parai, Kaumatua
    share time with friends, while carers take a break.        multi-disciplinary teams to support Pasifika
                                                                                                                                  significantly increased the number of referrals           Kahuwaeroa Katene and Tau Huirama
    The Porirua Day Unit had a new Legacy Group, in            patients, particularly where there might be
                                                                                                                                  from Māori.                                               participated in proceedings.
    which patients were encouraged to create special           reticence by patients and family to accept the
    items and gifts while reflecting on their lives. The       services on offer because of family expectations                   The Māori Liaison had 267 patient contacts             Elizabeth and Pasifika Liaison Tiumalu Sialava’a
    items created can be powerful coping tools. Our            of care or a language barrier.                                     during the year.                                       have worked together to build relationships with
    Day Unit coordinators shared skills and insight
                                                                                                                                                                                         several aged residential care facilities, including
    with colleagues from Taranaki Hospice and                  The Pasifikia Liaison has an important role in                     Elizabeth’s pakihiwi ki pakihiwi (shoulder-to-
                                                                                                                                                                                         Kemp Home and Pōneke House in Mt Victoria,
    Arohanui Hospice in Palmerston North. This                 educating Hospice staff and volunteers, to raise                   shoulder) approach with colleagues to support
                                                                                                                                                                                         and engaged with District Nursing on culturally
    regional catch-up occurred twice during the year.          awareness about Pasifika people’s needs and                        whānau has provided the opportunity for informal
                                                                                                                                                                                         safe practice.
                                                               expectations for their care and their family. She                  cultural insight for our staff. She has continued to
    Pasifika Liaison                                           also works with other health and social service                    meet with volunteers and new staff.                    Apartments project
    Talofa lava, Taloha ni, Kia Orana, Malo e lelei, Ni sa     providers, Pasifika networks and churches to
                                                                                                                                  Elizabeth arranged several important events in         The apartments to be built on the vacant piece of
    bula, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Halo Olaketa, la orana,          share information about the palliative care
                                                                                                                                  association with the Hospice’s Māori Advisory          Hospice land at our Newtown site will help bridge
    Kam na mauri, Kia Ora and warm Pacific greetings.          services the Hospice provides to meet the
                                                                                                                                  Group, Te Pou Tautoko, and Ngāti Toa:                  some of the funding gap between our income
                                                               end-of-life needs of Pasifika people.
    More Pasifika people are seeking services at                                                                                                                                         and our costs. While the apartments will make a
                                                                                                                                  •   The farewell to former Chief Executive Ria
    Mary Potter Hospice since we introduced the                A Pasifika Advisory Group oversees the liaison                                                                            positive cash contribution to the Hospice from
                                                                                                                                      Earp in October 2017 marked her 11 years
    Pasifika Liaison role to strengthen links with the         service and connects the Hospice to external                                                                              day 1, this contribution will grow as the debt is
                                                                                                                                      of service.
    Pasifika community.                                        advisors working in Pasifika health.                                                                                      paid down and interest payments reduce.
                                                                                                                                  •   A mihi whakatau for incoming new Chief
                                                                                                                                      Executive Brent Alderton in April 2018.            During the year covered by this report, a large
                                                                                                                                                                                         amount of preparatory work was undertaken to
                                                                                                                                  •   Porirua Mayor Mike Tana joined the Day             get the project well-established. The first phase
                                                                                                                                      Unit patients in Porirua for afternoon tea In
     Pasifika Liaison: A patient’s experience                                                                                                                                            of the project will begin in late 2018, with the
                                                                                                                                      March 2018.                                        renovation of existing Hospice-owned
     Tiumalu shares an experience            help fill out the appropriate        On reflection this was great
                                                                                                                                  •   A Karakia whakamutunga (a time for kai,            residential properties adjacent to the vacant
     where time was short for a              Hospice paperwork.                   team work, working with
                                                                                                                                      kōrero and reflection) was held with the           land, followed by the construction of the larger
     Samoan patient:                                                              another health profession and
                                             After we had been there for a                                                            Porirua community team, store and                  apartment complex.
                                                                                  our Palliative Care
     This man had no medication              few hours, the father took a                                                             warehouse staff and volunteers in May 2018
                                                                                  Coordinator, to help a sick
     in the house. He had stopped            bad turn and our Palliative Care
                                                                                  man and his family.
     eating and was in huge pain.            Coordinator recognised that
     The hospital’s Pacific Health           he was now in the dying
     Unit social worker and I were           process. Together we
     able to talk to the family              explained this to the family.
     about what was happening.               The family told us we had
     We were able to speak to the            helped them and had calmed
     patient in Samoan too, giving           things for them too, and they
     him words of comfort.                   had been able to accept that                                                      At the mihi whakatau for the
                                             their father was dying.                                                     incoming Chief Executive are (left
     The Hospice Palliative Care                                                                                         to right seated) Elizabeth Munday,
     Coordinator looked after the            We left the house feeling                                                        Māori Liaison; Sister Margaret
     patient and helped him with his         relieved and thankful that we                                                Lancaster, Board Member; Aunty
                                                                                                                                 Kahuwaero Katene, Te Pou
     pain, and she discussed his             were able to help this man                                                    Tautoko; Denis Grennell, Te Pou
     medication with the family and          and his family. He died that                                                   Tautoko. Standing are Tiumalu
     explained what was happening            night, peacefully and                                                       Sialava'a, Pasifika Liaison; Vanessa
                                                                                   Tiumalu Sialava’a has worked with        Eldridge, Day Service Manager;
     to their father. I was also able to     surrounded by his family.                many Pasifika patients this year      Brent Alderton, Chief Executive
                                                                                                                         and Tau Huirama, Te Pou Tautoko

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Feedback from Hospice NZ Fundamentals
     Education and research                                   During 2018, external auditors carried out an
                                                              independent audit of the Hospice services. The                                    • The discussion around symptom assessment and
     Mary Potter Hospice offers an extensive
                                                              findings regarding education were:                                                  management was fascinating – learnt a lot.
     palliative care education programme to health
     professionals and the community, as well as              "The focus on ongoing education and national                                      • Palliative session has been very helpful as it has updated my
     ongoing education for staff and volunteers. The          networking works well to support the                                                knowledge and provided new approaches to family and
     goal is to develop a specialist workforce,               organisation in delivering care based on the best                                   residents who are in the process of bereavement.
     enhance the ability of our partners to provide           available evidence. Mary Potter Hospice is well                                   • Attending these sessions were very helpful for me. Before, I
     quality care and support the community in its            served by experienced medical and nursing                                           was afraid of facing situations like these but with the help of
     efforts to look after its own friends and family.        palliative care specialists. Mary Potter Hospice is                                 these sessions, I am more confident in handling palliative
                                                              at the forefront of palliative initiatives in                                       care residents.
     The Hospice was an active member of the
                                                              supporting patients in aged care facilities and
     regional Living Well, Dying Well strategic group.                                                                                          • Given me lots to think about with giving support/care and
                                                              advance care planning" – excerpt from 2018
     Ongoing education in palliative care will be                                                                                                 dignity to the patients that come into my care. Thank you for
                                                              audit.
     required for all health professionals closely                                                                                                a great day.
     involved in the care of patients with end-of-life        Education in aged residential care
     needs.
                                                              One of our key areas of focus is education for                                                                                                                     Sheryn and Striker have become
     Our Professional Development Palliative Care             staff in aged residential care facilities. Our                                                                                                                regular visitors to the Inpatient Unit to
                                                              programme includes the Hospice NZ                                                                                                                                                     share some TLC
     Education Programme provides specialist
     workshops, seminars and symposia to a growing            Fundamentals of Palliative Care and syringe
     group of health professionals interested in              driver training. During 2017/18, we have seen
     end-of-life care. Most recently, education has           more people attending as the result of increased                                  Our people                                               work at Mary Potter Hospice motivating, 83%
                                                              engagement with the sector.                                                                                                                said their relationship with their manager was
     expanded into designing regional and national                                                                                              During the year we farewelled former Chief
                                                                                                                                                                                                         good to excellent, and 75% said they would
     partnerships to develop master classes and                                                                                                 Executive Ria Earp after 11 years and welcomed
                                                              Education activity: Hospice NZ workshops                                                                                                   consider returning to the Hospice.
     seminars on specialist topics.                                                                                                             new Chief Executive Brent Alderton in April.
                                                              (number of attendees)
                                                                                                                                                                                                         New staff
     Hospice staff are encouraged to engage in                400                                                                               A new Chief Executive, new Executive Team
     postgraduate study and to present their research                                                                                           members and some new senior roles are now in             Our orientation programme enables new
                                                              300
     and case studies at conferences and seminars.                                                                                              place. We are delighted that Donna Gray is our           employees to understand all aspects of Mary
                                                              200
     This is supported by the organisation and with                                                                                             new Director of Clinical Services, having started        Potter Hospice. All new staff meet Chief
     funding from workforce development funds and
                                                               100
                                                                                                                                                at the Hospice as Inpatient Nurse Manager 10             Executive Brent Alderton and other key people
     corporate or philanthropic sources.                         0                                                                              years ago. Our Director of Palliative Care, Dr           in the organisation. We also hold a quarterly
                                                                      Hospice NZ     Syringe driver      Syringe driver   Hospice NZ Care
                                                                                                                                                Brian Ensor left us in May. Dr Astrid Adams will         Pathway to Belonging orientation day, where
                                                                     Fundamentals    competency              update       Assistants training
                                                                                                                                                start as Director of Palliative Care in January          new staff can get to know each other in an
                                                                                         2015     2016     2017
                                                                                                                                                2019. New ways of working brought to the                 informal environment.
                                                                                                                                                Hospice by senior employees have added
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Wellness
                                                                                                                                                diversity and energy, and skills developed by
                                                                                                                                                                                                         The Wellness Action Group was convened in late
                                                                                                                                                staff acting in more senior roles have been
                                                                                                                                                                                                         2017 to support a positive culture of workplace
                                                                                                                                                transferred to substantive roles.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         wellness. The group meets quarterly and has
                                                                                                                                                Mary Potter Hospice employed 156 people on               taken on wellness promotional activities such as
                                                                                                                                                30 June 2018 (92 full-time equivalent positions)         Mindfulness May, supported by weekly
                                                                                                                                                compared with 130, or 97 full-time equivalent            meditation sessions conducted by a staff
                                                                                                                                                positions in the previous year. Three new roles          member, a walk to pat the animals at the SPCA
                                                                                                                                                were created during the year, a Scheduling               and other activities including the Round the Bays
                                                                                                                                                Coordinator and two positions with                       run/walk and Go by Bike Day.
                                                                                                                                                responsibility for volunteers – a Community
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Workshops were held to give information on
                                                                                                                                                Volunteer Lead and Volunteer Coordinator.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         financial wellness, with topics such as what to
                                                                                                                                                Twenty-seven employees left the Hospice                  look for in a Kiwisaver programme and how to
                                                                                                                                                during the year – 15 participated in an exit             prepare for retirement.
                                                                                                                                                interview. Of those, 83% said they found their

                                          Staff from Mary Potter Hospice and other organisations at a Tikanga training day

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Bev’s Matariki Star recalled                        Matariki is a time to reflect, to learn from the    Farewell to a Star                                         He says more people are dying in aged
                                                         past and to look ahead to new beginnings. It is a                                                              residential care and there has been an increasing
     a special holiday                                                                                       Dr Brian Ensor resigned in May after
                                                         time of unity, coming together and paying                                                                      flow of patients from hospice care to these
     This year, in the spirit of Matariki, everyone at                                                       14 years as Director of Palliative Care at Mary
                                                         tribute to our ancestors. The Matariki stars                                                                   homes. “The elderly are more likely to die in
     Mary Potter Hospice was invited to create a                                                             Potter Hospice. Over that time, he was a key
                                                         project reflected on the meaning of                                                                            aged residential care than anywhere else.” And
     Matariki star as a commemorative activity.                                                              player in our team of health professionals
                                                         Matariki. People could choose to keep or give                                                                  he says that aged care homes generally do a
                                                                                                             delivering quality clinical care while meeting an
     Patients, families and staff members were           their stars to someone special or hang them on                                                                 good job. But it is a difficult area to negotiate for
                                                                                                             increased demand for services.
     encouraged to think about the places that           our Whetū i te rangi (Stars in the Sky)                                                                        hospices. “The difficulty is in prognosis; you
     connected them to the special people and            collaborative art installation as part of our       Brian says one of the unique strengths of Mary             don’t want to transfer someone who only has a
     memories in their lives and to create a star with   Matariki celebrations.                              Potter Hospice is its teamwork and the depth of            week or two. It does matter that we get that
     maps of those places. Bev Knight’s star recalled                                                        its multidisciplinary team. “It’s been prepared to         right as often as we can.”
     a European holiday she had enjoyed with                                                                 put its money into other disciplines and has had
                                                                                                                                                                        Brian says Mary Potter Hospice has successfully
     her husband.                                                                                            to find the money to do that. Most hospices
                                                                                                                                                                        developed partnerships with primary care
                                                                                                             don’t have occupational therapy and
     Bev, who was staying in the Inpatient Unit,                                                                                                                        providers to care for people in the community
                                                                                                             physiotherapy.”
     featured the United Kingdom and Ireland on her                                                                                                                     and delivers education and training to make sure
     star, and one of the maps she chose was of                                                              He says Mary Potter is also fortunate in the               people receive good end-of-life care whether
     Waterford in Ireland. Bev enjoyed talking about                                                         calibre of counsellors and social workers it has.          they are at home or in an aged care facility. It
     her visit there and how she purchased a vase                                                            Social worker support is becoming one of the               has built strong links with education providers
     made from the world-famous Waterford glass,                                                             greatest needs and for reasons that are complex.           and recently established a Pasifika Liaison role to
     and had it shipped back to New Zealand.                                                                 “It’s to do with poverty and social supports and           improve access and understanding of Hospice
                                                                                                             the dispersement of families and the complexity            care for Pasifika people.
     On her return home Bev was thrilled to see that                                                         of funding,” he says.
     her vase had arrived. However, she was                                                                                                                             Brian trained in general practice and moved into
     disappointed to see a ‘Made in Poland’ label on                                                         “The whole health area is increasingly complex             hospice work in 1990 at Te Omanga Hospice in
     the base of the vase. Bev recalled that she was                                                         and changing. Hospices have to contend with                Lower Hutt. He has also held the role of medical
     so upset by this that she and her husband                                                               this, and with the different businesses within the         director at Hospice North Shore and worked as a
     communicated with Waterford Crystal for many                                                            Hospice, such as fundraising and marketing. The            senior clinical lecturer at the University of Otago
     months until another vase was sent – this time                                                          challenge really is to keep the business-as-usual          in Wellington. Brian is now Medical Director at
     one made in Waterford.                                                                                  going strongly underneath all of that.” By                 Hospice Waikato and retains his role as a Clinical
                                                                                                             business-as-usual he is referring to the delivery          Advisor to Hospice New Zealand.
                                                                                                             of clinical care to patients.

     Bev Knight took part in the
      Matariki commemorative
         activity at the Hospice
                                                                                                                                              Nearly as famous for his MCing as his incredible medical skills,
                                                                                                                                                            Dr Brian was often in hot demand as a speaker

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Quality – it always matters to us                                                                            Our communities
     At Mary Potter Hospice we are always                  Service improvements included:                         – our five-star supporters
     asking ourselves how we can do things                 •   Introduction of mobile devices/iPads for the
     better to improve our quality of care. It                 community teams enables immediate access           Record result for 2018
     is very pleasing to have our efforts
                                                               to electronic patient record and ‘real time’       Street Appeal
                                                               patient information. The Hospice team also
     recognised not just by patients and their                                                                    Our street appeal raised $100,795 this year. This
                                                               have access to CCDHB/hospital records to
                                                                                                                  was $16,500 up on last year and the most we
     families/whānau, but by external                          enable sound coordination of care
                                                                                                                  have ever raised. We had tremendous support
     auditors too.                                         •   Introduction of Zoom video-conferencing            from volunteers, the community and businesses.
                                                               between clinical staff and patients in the          We had 1,051 volunteer collectors out on the
     In the past year, independent auditors reviewed
                                                               community                                          street – 157 more than in 2017.
     the Hospice at a time of significant changes in
     our leadership team. They found the standards         •   Review of emergency and disaster plan and          This is one of our largest fundraising campaigns
     were excellent.                                           testing of telephone/communication tree            of the year and we invested $25,742 in marketing
                                                               across teams                                       and promoting the appeal. However, we
     The auditors said that the Hospice has a culture of
                                                           •   Introduction of electronic patient assessment      received nearly triple that with more than
     best practice and continuous quality improvement
                                                               tools: ESAS and Karnofsky assessment tools         $74,000 worth of ‘in-kind’ services. With the
     with consumers at the centre of care.
                                                                                                                  support of our media suppliers we were able to
                                                           •   Introduction of Scheduler, a tool that             publicise the campaign on buses, billboards, in
     We use consumer feedback to monitor quality,
                                                               categorises patient needs/symptoms, has            libraries, on the radio, in the newspaper, on
     including interviews with patients and families
                                                               enabled improved coordination of the               social media and on geo-targeted websites.
     about their experiences, patient and family
                                                               community services team
     satisfaction surveys, comment cards, complaints
                                                                                                                  Our corporate suppliers were also out on the
     and feedback and public engagement events.            •   Integration of Te Ara Whakapiri in the Inpatient
                                                                                                                  streets with us. Tommy Baird from the Business
     Among the patient and family feedback were the            Unit, a national end-of-life care framework
                                                               published in 2017
                                                                                                                  Networking International (BNI) Kapiti Coast           Great Tractor Trek drops in
     following comments:
                                                                                                                  chapter brought his two children to collect with      Phil Aish arrived in Wellington in February with
     “Given me stability at a time when there was too      •   Ambulance management plans updated – to            him. Suzy O’Connell, from Capiche, was there.         his Great Tractor Trek team on a mission to raise
     much change for me to cope with.”                         ensure all our health partners are up to date      Capiche developed the creative for the                funds for hospices in memory of his wife, Janice.
                                                               with a patient's plan of care in the home          campaign for free. Sofia Paterson came from
     “You made X feel at home. Nothing was too                                                                                                                          He travelled the length of New Zealand with a
     much trouble. You have displayed great patience       •   New dedicated nursing and social work roles        NZME. Her organisation gave us substantial            cavalcade of vintage tractors, jeeps and trucks,
     along with skilfulness and cheerfulness, and I                                                               discounts on media.                                   and raised a total of $33,809. Several donations
                                                           •   Implementation of a staff wellness and
     have been learning about patience from you too!”                                                                                                                   were earmarked for particular hospices and the
                                                               maturing workforce programme                       Every year we get incredible support from
                                                                                                                                                                        remaining funds were split evenly among all 34
     “I didn’t feel like eating when I came in and now I                                                          individuals and businesses, whose contribution
                                                                                                                                                                        hospices – $917.23 for each.
     am – the food portions and care taken with food                                                              makes ensures we can keep our services free.
                                                                                                                  Here are some highlights:
     presentation made me feel like eating again.”                                                                                                                      Runners compete for
     The auditors said the 2017 Patient Satisfaction                                                                                                                    Bernie and the Hospice
     Survey indicated that people wanted more                                                                                                                           Marie-Jo Portenski, daughter of Wellington
     information. Since then, patient information                                                                                                                       champion marathon runner Bernie Portenski,
     brochures have been reviewed and updated to                                                                                                                        ran the Rotorua Marathon in May in Bernie’s
     enhance patient understanding.                                                                                                                                     memory and to raise money for Mary Potter
                                                                                                                                                                        Hospice. It was a plan devised in the Inpatient
     We published our annual Clinical Governance                                                                                                                        Unit, where Bernie spent the last weeks of her
     Report which provides an overview of the quality                                                                                                                   life. MJ and her family raised $3,895 through
     activities for 2017 and reviews trends in quality                                                                                                                  GiveaLittle. In December 2017 the Wellington
     and safety across the Hospice. It provides                                                                                                                         Scottish Athletics Club held its Scottish Night of
     evidence and accountability regarding the                                                                                                                          Miles at the Basin also in Bernie’s honour and
     quality of the Hospice’s performance.                                                                                                                              raised $1,145 for the Hospice.

                                                                                                                                 Runnng in memory of Bernie Portenski

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Hospice Strawberry Festivals
     The Kapiti Coast Festival in November 2017 got
     the week-long Hospice Strawberry Festivals off
     to a great start, with 6,000 visitors and 94
     stallholders helping to raise $54,000 for the
     Hospice. Along with huge amounts of                       Hospice Strawberry
     strawberries and ice cream, there was a                   Festival at Midland Park
     sausage sizzle, face painting, burgers and hot
     dogs, a cake stall, a bouncy castle, massage
     and plant sales.

     In Wellington, mid-week, Prime Minister
                                                                           3,900              punnets of
                                                                                              strawberries

     Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant
     Robertson took their turn volunteering at a
     strawberry booth at Midland Park. The third                 250          two-litre tubs
                                                                              of ice cream

                                                                 20
     event was held in Porirua the following
     weekend. The Hospice Strawberry Festivals                             litres of gelato
     raised a total of $97,000.

                                                                  60
                                                                                                                                                                            Amazing Kapiti volunteers receiving certificates of thanks
     Waikanae Lions Garden Trail                                             bottles of Shott
                                                                             strawberry sauce
     The Waikanae Lions Garden Trail in November
     raised $8,000 for Mary Potter Hospice. Overall,
                                                                                                                       Connecting at Creekfest
                                                                                  150
                                                                                                                                                                           thoughtfulness of the staff and volunteers. “It
     the event raised $16,000, shared between the                                              amazing                                                                     was amazing, and I really appreciate all they did
     Hospice and the Zeal Youth Development                                                    volunteers              The Mary Potter Hospice stall was a popular
                                                                                                                                                                           for both Rod and me.” Jennie has continued to
     Centre. Presentations were made by Steve                                                                          attraction at Porirua’s Creekfest in March, where
                                                                                                                                                                           volunteer and has decided to leave a bequest
     Tomlinson, Director of The Law Connection of                                                                      we gave away free apples, Hospice balloons and

                                                                      $40,816
                                                                                                                                                                           to the Forever Foundation. The group of people
     Waikanae. His company was the main sponsor                                                                        some colourful leis. Creekfest is an annual
                                                                                                raised                                                                     who have left a gift to the Hospice in their wills
     of the event. Each of the garden owners                                                                           festival held in Cannons Creek to raise the
                                                                                                                                                                           is called the Camellia Heritage Club.
     received a certificate of thanks.                                                                                 awareness about the health and wellbeing
                                                                                                                       services available. We were fortunate to have       Celebrating Christmas
                                                                                                                       some Hospice advertising on the big screen. Our
                                                                                                                                                                           Wellingtonians again showed their support for
                                                                                                                       wheel of fortune was a magnet and many
                                                                                                                                                                           the Hospice at Christmas. The Farmers Tree of
                                                                                                                       people wanted photos with the Hospice team.
                                                                                                                                                                           Remembrance raised $58,883 for us. The national
                                                                                                                       Others wanted to share their experiences about
                                                                                                                                                                           event is held in the busy weeks leading up to
                                                                                                                       our services and we heard some heartfelt stories
                                                                                                                                                                           Christmas Eve and gives Farmers customers the
                                                                                                                       of how Mary Potter Hospice had helped them
                                                                                                                                                                           opportunity to remember someone special to
                                                                                                                       and their families.
                                                                                                                                                                           them, and to make a donation or buy a limited-
                                                                                                                       Volunteer plans to make                             edition Christmas decoration in support of
                                                                                                                                                                           the work of their local hospice. The Christmas
                                                                                                                       a lasting difference
                                                                                                                                                                           generosity continued with Kapiti Woodworkers
                                                                                                                       For the past 30 years Jennie Vowles has used
                                                                                                                                                                           Guild again donating wood-turned bowls filled
                                                                                                                       her energy and organisational skills to raise
                                                                                                                                                                           with sweets as Christmas presents for patients.
                                                                                                                       money for Mary Potter Hospice and, in 2014,
                                                                                                                                                                           We also had our team of volunteers wrapping
                                                                                                                       she won an award of appreciation from the
                                                                                                                                                                           Christmas gifts with beautiful paper donated by
                                                                                                                       Hospice. Jennie and husband Rod started
                                                                                                                                                                           Pan Pacific Marketing and Office Max for a gold-
                                                                                                                       raising funds for the Hospice in 1989 by
                                                                                                                                                                           coin donation. They were set up outside Unity
                                                                                                                       organising a huge garage sale in Karori.
                                                                                                                                                                           Books on Willis Street and outside Whitcoulls
                                                                                                                       However, Rod developed cancer in 2001 and
                                                                                                                                                                           on Lambton Quay. Volunteeers also sold
                                                                                                                       needed the support of the Hospice. Jennie says
                                             Enjoying strawberry sundaes at the Kapiti Coast Festival, November 2017                                                       our Christmas Raffle tickets and Christmas cards.
                                                                                                                       she was struck by the kindness and

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Kids Room is a hit among                                                                                     Volunteers – Our shining stars
     some star performers                                                                                         Volunteers contributed more 60,000                    them prefer to be at home. This programme will
                                                                                                                                                                        make that an even better experience. “This is
                                                                                                                  hours to the Hospice during the year.
                                                                                                                                                                        about supporting people to live and to make
     Our eight stores raised nearly $2 million                                                                    Their vital work continues to expand                  their lives as good as they can be,” Karen says.
     this year, a credit to our army of                                                                           along with demand for more volunteers
     volunteers, and the donations of goods                                                                                                                             Her role is to match the right patient to the right
                                                                                                                  in the community.
                                                                                                                                                                        volunteer and she starts with a visit to the patient
     from our very generous supporters.
                                                                                                                                                                        to find out what they want or need. She says
                                                                                                                  Companion Volunteer
                                                                                                                                                                        patients have a parade of medical, nursing and
     Following an agreement with SKY TV, our shops                                                                Programme                                             support staff coming into their home and she is
     in Thorndon and Porirua are now drop-off
                                                                                                                  Companion volunteers are our newest arrivals.         clear that a companion is a non-medical role. Nor
     points for SKY decoders, remotes and cables.
                                                                                                                  Their job is to provide companionship to              is the volunteer there to do jobs around the house.
     This additional revenue stream is now worth
                                                                                                                  patients at home and support to their carers. We
     around $30,000 a year.                                                                                                                                             Karen says she is excited about establishing a
                                                                                                                  started recruiting companion volunteers in early
     Our logistics operation was restructured towards                                                             2018 and at 30 June had eight volunteers              new programme and appreciates the “100%
     the end of last year, which has boosted our pick-                                                            matched with patients. This is a non-medical          support” the Hospice has for its volunteers. “In a
     up and delivery of goods. We now have trucks                                                                 role that complements the Enhanced Hospice@           short time, I have become very passionate about
     on the road seven days a week, operating from                                                                Home service provided by our multi disciplinary       this organisation.”
     Newlands and providing work for four drivers.         Online trading targets                                 teams. Companions can sit with patients while
                                                           collectable items                                      carers take a break, keep isolated people
                                                                                                                                                                        Learning from our volunteers
     This has initially resulted in a more than 20% lift
                                                                                                                  company or support people to complete                 Our volunteer survey has shifted in focus.
     in donations. Our Karori shop was relocated in        Shoppers in the market for a grandfather clock
                                                                                                                  activities that are important to them. We expect      Instead of asking the volunteers for feedback on
     mid-April to more suitable premises, next to          or a samurai-style sword are finding what they
                                                                                                                  this programme to expand as more people               the organisation, we are seeking their views on
     Karori Library and closer to the Karori mall,         are looking for on the Mary Potter Hospice
                                                                                                                  prefer to receive palliative care services at home.   their day-to-day experiences with their
     resulting in an increase in revenue for that store.   ‘Commemorables’ page on TradeMe.
                                                                                                                                                                        supervisors and teams. This will help teams
     We were forced to stop trading at our Porirua         Savvy volunteers at our eight hospice shops            Hospice Community Volunteer Lead Karen                identify their strengths and opportunities for
     shop after a flood in mid-April. The flood also       keep a lookout for unusual, rare or popular items      Roberts sees growing potential for volunteers to      improvement.
     affected our TradeMe operation, but this was          that might appeal to online shoppers and pass          support patients in the community.
     quickly up and running from our Newlands site.        them on to our online team. This year they have        Karen started at Mary Potter in June 2018 and
                                                           sold everything from a grandfather clock to
     Kids Room is a hit with families                                                                             heads up the new Companion Volunteer                                   Volunteer Stats
                                                           pottery, vintage glass, and a Japanese katana          Programme. She says at any given time the
     In June we opened a specialised Kids Room in          sword. The grandfather clock, which dated from         Hospice is supporting 270 patients and most of
     our Newlands shop, focusing on good quality
     children’s clothes, shoes, games, toys and baby
                                                           around the mid-1700s, sold for $521. The sword
                                                           sold for $178. Monique Byres says the online                                                                                         676
                                                                                                                                                                                              Number of
     accessories.                                          team keeps up with the play to sell these higher                                                                                   volunteers
                                                           value or collectable items. “There is no exact
     “It’s really a niche,” says Hospice Sales Manager
                                                           science to it. It’s really what the market dictates.
     Monique Byres. "It’s like a shop within a shop.
     There are a lot of mums with prams and young
                                                           They get to know what the trends are.”
                                                                                                                                                                                                      60,132
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Number of
     ones and it’s quite a family area.” She says          New pop-up shops boost revenue                                                                                                              volunteer
     donated cable spools have been painted bright                                                                                                                                                     hours
                                                           In November our retail operation participated in
     green and bright yellow to liven up the space.
                                                           the Mary Potter Hospice Strawberry Festival at
     She says some games and toys are in very good
     condition and others arrive in boxes still with
                                                           Midland Park for the first time, with a gazebo full
                                                           of items for sale. Revenue from this and retail
                                                                                                                                                                                            154
                                                                                                                                                                                            Number of volunteers
     their price tags, which can make good gifts for       sales at the Kapiti Coast Festival reached around                                                                                recruited
     all the birthday parties. Monique says sales are      $2,000. We also ran a Christmas Pop-up Shop in
     going well, not just in the Kids Room, but are        Thorndon, for the first time, producing
     helping to increase revenue across the store.         additional revenue for the Hospice.

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Financial reporting                                                                                              Where the money comes from…                                    Where the money goes…
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Other
                                                                                                                                                 Other                                                                  Expenses
     Mary Potter Hospice finished the 2017/18 year            Storm damage at the Porirua base                                      Investment
                                                                                                                                       Returns
                                                                                                                                                 Income
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Volunteer
     with an operating deficit of $576,000 before             In April 2018, the rented Porirua shop, warehouse             Volunteer
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Hours
                                                                                                                             services
     allowing for a loss on revaluation of investments        and community base were damaged in a storm
     of $197,000, giving a total comprehensive deficit        and the Hospice had to vacate it. This resulted in                                                                             Shop
     for the year of $773,000. This compares with the         additional costs and loss of stock - a total of                                                           Government
                                                                                                                                                                                          Expenses                                            Clinical/MDT staff

     previous financial year’s operating deficit of           $367,000 shown as Overheads. An insurance
     $6,000 before allowing for a gain on revaluation         recovery of $36,000 was also recognised as Other       Shop
                                                                                                                   Income
     of investments of $56,000.                               revenue. More is likely to be recovered from our                                                                        Fundraising
                                                                                                                                                                                        Expenses
     Investment performance                                   insurers but was not included in the financial
                                                              statements as it was not certain. The loss of the
     During the year, the Hospice changed its
                                                              Porirua shop also affected retail revenue.
     investment manager. The portfolio of equities was                                                               Fundraising
                                                                                                                                                                                            Property &
                                                                                                                                                                                            Equipment
     sold and the funds transferred to unit trusts. At that   Apartment development                                     Projects

     time, a gain was realised and recognised as Other        Work continues on the development of the                                                                                                Service Support
                                                                                                                                   Grants
     Revenue From Operations. Overall in 2017/18, the         residential apartment complex to be built behind                                                                                                                                Patient Care
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Education,
     Hospice recognised a realised and unrealised net         the Newtown base. Generous donors are helping                                      Bequests   Donations                                                          Research and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Quality
     gain of $157,000 from its investment portfolio,          with funding to ensure this project can go ahead.
     compared to $59,000 in 2016/17.
                                                                                                                    The development will be undertaken by a                          Expenditure
                                                                                                                    subsidiary company Mary Potter Hospice                           Clinical and multi-disciplinary team staff costs
     Financial performance                                                     YE 30/06/18        YE 30/06/17
                                                                                                                    Apartments Limited set up during the year.
                                                                                    ($000)             ($000)                                                                        increased by 9% from the previous year. This
     Mary Potter Hospice Operations                                             12 months          12 months        During the year, the Hospice reclaimed from Mary                 reflects new positions and extended part time
     For the year ended 30 June 2018                                                                 Restated                                                                        hours for the expansion of our community-based
                                                                                                                    Potter Hospice Apartments Limited all expenditure
     OPERATIONS                                                                                                     it had incurred in relation to the apartments. As                services teams for our Hospice@Home
     Revenue                                                                                                        Mary Potter Hospice Apartments Limited then                      programme.
     Government                                                                       5,943             6,076       reclassified this expense as Work in Progress, the               Overall direct patient care/clinical staff expenditure
     Other                                                                              628               314       auditors requested that the 2016/17 financial                    was 51% of total expenditure which is consistent
     Total Operational Income                                                         6,571             6,390       statements be restated to show the prior year                    with last year. This includes the multi-disciplinary
     Expenditure                                                                                                    expenditure of $212,000 on the apartment                         team, our expanding community services and the
     Wages and Salaries                                                                7,510             7,105      development as Work in Progress. This improved                   Inpatient Unit that operates 24 hours a day, 365
                                                                                                                    the 2016/17 result.                                              days of the year.
     Overheads                                                                         1,850             1,455
     Administration                                                                    1,076            1,027       Income                                                           Audit Opinion
     Total Operational Expenditure                                                    10,436            9,587       The Hospice received a 1% increase in our DHB                    Our audited Mary Potter Hospice Financial
     Operational Deficit to be met by Funds Raised                                   (3,864)           (3,197)      contract funding for 2018 but has carried some                   Statements for 2017/18 include the Forever
     FUNDS RAISED                                                                                                   funding forward to 2018/19 which is why the                      Foundation and Mary Potter Hospice Apartments
     Revenue                                                                                                        financial statements show a drop in this revenue.                Limited results as part of the Consolidated Mary
     Fundraising Income                                                               3,501             3,314       The Hospice continues to use the additional                      Potter Hospice Group. The Forever Foundation is a
     Volunteer Services                                                                1,215              866       Innovations funding to assist us with the process of             separate capital endowment fund that continues
     Retail Income                                                                    1,968             2,054       extending our community based services, a key                    to provide an annual grant towards the Hospice
     Total Funds Raised                                                               6,684             6,235       aspect to our long term financial plan.                          operating costs.
     Expenditure                                                                                                    The Starlight Circle fundraising initiative begun in             The auditors signed off the Financial Statements in
     Fundraising Expenses                                                             1,010             1,026       2016 is now achieving good returns.                              October 2018, with an unqualified audit report.
     Volunteer Services                                                                1,215              866
                                                                                                                    Fundraising income increased by 5% this year. We                 This summary of financial performance has been
     Retail Expenses                                                                   1,171             1,152
                                                                                                                    are extremely grateful for the generosity of                     extracted from the audited financial reports of the
     Total Funds Raised Expenditure                                                   3,396             3,044
                                                                                                                    individuals who left us a bequest. We acknowledge                Mary Potter Hospice Foundation. Full reports are
     Net Funds Raised Contribution                                                    3,288             3,191
                                                                                                                    the ongoing committed support from donors and                    available upon request from:
                                                                                                                    sponsors, businesses, groups and individuals,
     Net Surplus/(Deficit) for the year                                                (576)               (6)                                                                       Mary Potter Hospice
                                                                                                                    across all communities of Wellington. Thank you.
                                                                                                                                                                                     PO Box 7442, Wellington 6242
     Unrealised Gain/(Loss) on Asset Revaluation Reserve                               (197)                56
                                                                                                                                                                                     mph@marypotter.org.nz
     Total Comprehensive Income/(Deficit) for the Year                                 (773)              (50)

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Hospice supporters
     Mary Potter Hospice relies heavily on the support of the          PLATINUM
     community, as without it we couldn’t continue to provide
                                                                       Mary Potter Hospice Forever Foundation.
     our services free of charge.
     We are grateful to everyone who helps us, in whatever way         GOLD
     they can, to achieve the highest quality service possible for
                                                                       Chapman Tripp, The Farmers’ Trading
     people in our care throughout the Wellington region.
                                                                       Company Ltd - Farmers Stores Wellington
     Every donation we receive is precious, and is used wisely         Region (Kilbirnie, Lambton Quay,
     and respectfully to provide the very best patient care.                                                                                           Our namesake
                                                                       Paraparaumu and Porirua), The Lion
     Thank you to everyone - individuals, families, friends,                                                                                           The Venerable Mary Potter
     groups, workplaces and so many more – who donated in              Foundation.
     the financial year 1 July 2017 – 30 June 2018.
                                                                       SILVER
     We are pleased to acknowledge the generous support of
                                                                       Jack Jeffs Charitable Trust, NZ
                                                                                                                         Mary Potter Hospice                  Mary Potter Hospice Retail Support Centre
     the following businesses, trusts and organisations.                                                                 Inpatient and Community
                                                                       Community Trust, NZ Lottery Grants                                                     General enquiries and to arrange pick up of donated goods:
                                                                       Board, Pub Charity, Ray Watts Charitable          Services – Wellington                P: 04 237 2300
                                                                       Trust, TG Macarthy Trust, Trust House             48–52 Mein Street                    E: retail@marypotter.org.nz
                                                                       Foundation (Porirua Community Trust).             PO Box 7442
                                                                                                                                                              9am–4pm Mon–Fri
                                                                                                                         Newtown
                                                                       BRONZE                                            Wellington 6242
                                                                       Capiche Design, Four Winds Foundation                                                  Mary Potter Hospice shops
                                                                                                                         P: 04 801 0006                       Miramar                           Tawa
                                                                       Ltd, Go Media, Kapiti Coast District Council,
                                                                                                                         F: 04 389 5035
                                                                       NZME, Pelorus Trust, QMS Media NZ,                                                     136 Park Road                     197 Main Road
                                                                                                                         E: mph@marypotter.org.nz
                                                                       Resene Paints, St Joans Charitable Trust,                                              P: 04 380 7057                    P: 04 232 7798
                                                                       The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day          Community Hospice – Porirua          10am–4pm Mon-Sat                  10am–4pm Mon–Fri
            Farmers stores from around Wellington region are great
                                                                       Saints - Pacific Area, The Newton Family          10 Awatea Street                                                       10am–2pm Sat
           supporters of Mary Potter Hospice. Each year the Tree of
                                                                       Trust, Thomas Cavell Connelly Nichol              Ranui Heights                        Kilbirnie
          Remembrance gives Farmers’ customers an opportunity to
                              donate and to remember loved ones.       Charitable Trust, WN Pharazyn Trust.              PO Box 50089                         Shop 5 Kilbirnie Plaza            Porirua
                                                                                                                         Porirua 5240                         (behind Baycourt Pharmacy)        21 Kenepuru Drive
                                                                                                                                                              P: 04 387 1705                    P: 04 237 2313
     OTHER CONTRIBUTORS: TRUSTS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS                                                            P: 04 237 7563
     APN Outdoor NZ, Bernie’s Pink Gloves, Betty Baynton Stoker Trust, BNI Better Business, BNI Business                 F: 04 237 0864                       10am–4pm Mon–Fri                  9am–4pm Mon-Sat
     Abundance, BNI Capital City, BNI Gold Coast, BNI North City, BNI Positively Wellington, BNI The Brunch              E: porirua@marypotter.org.nz         10am–2pm Sat
     Bunch, Bowen Trust Board, Brian Whiteacre Trust, Carrello del Gelato, Coffee Supreme, Countdown Waikanae;                                                                                  Paraparaumu
     Craigs Investment Partners, Crestmont Group, Cyprus Community of Wellington & NZ Inc, Darroch Ltd,                  Community Hospice – Kapiti           Karori                            Cnr Main Highway and
     Delaware North - Wellington Airport, Dilmah New Zealand Ltd, Dorothy L Newman Charitable Trust, DW                                                       255 Karori Road                   Kapiti Road (next to Mobil)
                                                                                                                         36 Warrimoo Street
     Dentice Electrical Contractors, ELE Group, Elite Services, Ellen Ngaire Cooper Trust, EM Pharazyn Charitable
     Trust, Entertainment Publications Ltd, Fabric-a-Brac, FH Muter Charitable Trust, Flight Coffee, Forsyth Barr Ltd,   PO Box 460                           P: 04 476 0381                    P: 04 298 5700
     Freedom Link Trust, Goodman Contractors Ltd, Greek Orthodox Community of Wellington, Harcourts                      Paraparaumu 5254                     10am–4pm Mon-Sat                  10am–4pm Mon–Fri
     Foundation, Infinity Foundation Ltd, Irene Baker Foy Charitable Trust, Island Bay Services Club, Joan Moya
     Campbell Charitable Trust, Johnsonville Senior Citizens Club, Kapiti Flooring Xtra, Khandallah Medical Centre,      P: 04 296 1283                                                         10am–2pm Sat
                                                                                                                                                              Thorndon
     KPMG, Lions Club of Waikanae, Lions Club of Wellington North, Luvly; Mafutaga Faifeau Samoa Ueligitone              F: 04 298 3970
     Tutotonu - Fellowship of Samoan Ministers in Wellington, MediaWorks Radio Wellington, MetService, Mills                                                  95 Thorndon Quay                  Newlands
                                                                                                                         E: kapiti@marypotter.org.nz
     Albert, Mojo Coffee, Mokoia Masonic Perpetual Trust, Moore Wilson & Co Ltd, participating New World                                                      P: 04 472 5819                    Newlands Shopping Centre
     Supermarkets, Ngaio Natural Health Centre, NZ Lawyers Directory/Mediacell Publishers, One Foundation, oOh!          Donations Administration                                               (opposite Newlands New World)
     Media, Pacific Islanders’ Presbyterian Church Newtown, Paddy Brow Charitable Trust, Pak’nSave Kilbirnie,                                                 10am–4pm Mon–Fri
     Pak’nSave Porirua, Parkwood Seekers, Parliamentary Counsel Office, Phantom Billstickers, Raumati Beach              Freepost 3053                                                          P: 04 477 4115
                                                                                                                                                              10am–2pm Sat
     School, Richard & Doreen Evans Charitable Trust, Ricoh NZ Ltd, Robert & Kathleen Lyon Charitable Trust, Ron         PO Box 7442
     Long Charitable Trust, Rooster Racing International Inc, Rotary Club of Johnsonville, Siaosi Photography,                                                                                  10am–4pm Mon-Sat
                                                                                                                         Newtown
     Simply Security, Society of Mary (Marist) Trust Board, Splash North Island Spearfishing Championships, Stuff,
                                                                                                                         Wellington 6242
     T&R Interior Systems Ltd, The Antique Fair Charitable Trust, The Bill Brown Trust, The Dominion Post, The Mary
     Stephen Vella Trust, The Nick Lingard Foundation, The Trusts Community Foundation, Trade Me Ltd, Village            P: 0800 MARYPOTTER 627 976
     Accommodation Group, Walter & Rana Norwood Charitable Trust, Waterfront Raumati Beach, Web2Print;
                                                                                                                         F: 04 389 8706
     Wellington Children's Foundation Inc, Wellington City Council, Wellington International Airport Ltd, Wellington
     Masonic Club Inc, Wellington Scottish Athletics Club Inc, Westpac Stadium.                                          E: donations@marypotter.org.nz

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