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MAY 2021
Summer - it’s back on!
Our Summer Fair is
back, and it’s going to be
bigger and better than
ever!
We were really sad that
we had to cancel last
year’s event, and we’re
looking forward to its
return.
This year, the Summer
Fair is as much for
families as it is couples
and groups of friends.
We really do have
something for everyone!
To name a few
highlights, there will
be; a brass band, lots
of different stalls, a
licensed bar, yummy
barbecue food, a fire
engine, dancers, a
school choir, a play area,
The Bear Factory, make
your own super hero
cape...and more!
We can’t wait to see you
there!
MAY 2021
It’s good to
be back!
After months of our Hospice shops being
closed, it was an amazing feeling to ‘open up
shop’ again on April 12th when restrictions
lifted. We caught up with Natasha in our Retail
Team who said;
‘The teams were eager to return and their
hard work and dedication really paid off with
a bumper first couple of weeks trade. The first
week we were 39% up on budget and 21% up
on budget for the second week.
It’s a great sign that our charity shops were Fancy a chat? Head over to our
missed by our customers. Donations are
coming in at a steady pace and they seem to be
staff and volunteers Facebook
a much better quality than when we returned in group! Simply go on the Hospice’s
the first lockdown too. Facebook page, click ‘groups’,
and request to join the staff and
We are thrilled with the results and the
response from our re-opening, we can’t wait to
volunteers closed group. It’s a great
see them continue. Thank you to all shop staff way to keep in touch with colleagues
and volunteers for your continuous hard work.’ you don’t get to see that often.
We’ve
moved!
On Monday 19th April we opened our newly
relocated clothing shop in Castleford.
It’s much bigger and brighter than our old shop
and even has the addition of our first Little
Kingdom concession.
If you happen to be in Castleford, be sure to
check it out. We are located opposite Wilkos,
which is a great location with loads of footfall.
We hope you love it as much as we do.
A big thank you goes to Dawn, Steph and their
team of volunteers, who did a fantastic job of
setting up the shop.
Natasha Morosini, Deputy Retail Operations
Manager
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Yogurt Terrine
Our new Head Chef, Greg, has kindly sent in this recipe. We love
that it looks fancy, but is oh so simple to make!
Recipe of
Ingredients:
500g plain yoghurt
the month
500g double cream
150g sugar
30g gelatine
Method
Soak the gelatine in water.
Whip to soft peak cream and add yoghurt.
Add gelatine and mix well.
Pour into portion size moulds and keep refrigerated until set.
Serve with any berry sauce.
Meet Greg!
So, we’ve featured Greg’s very first ‘recipe of the month’ in
PoW WoW, now it’s time to get to know the man behind the
pud! We caught up with Greg to find out a little more about
him, and what his plans are for the kitchen. Here’s what he
told us;
‘Let me first introduce myself. My name is Gregor Staric
(Greg) and I am your new Head Chef at the Hospice. Born
in Slovenia (not Slovakia) many moons ago. Slovenia is
one of the smallest countries in Europe (not in Russia) with
beautiful Alps at the North West and Adriatic Sea on the
South West. In April or May you can ski in the Alps in the
morning and swim in the sea in the afternoon. In 2006 I came
to England, just for three months to help my friend set up a
new restaurant, but as you can see, I’m still here. I used to
work for big nation-wide chains like Wagamama, Loch Fyne,
Cote restaurants as well as small independent pubs and
restaurants. For the last nine years I had my own business
running cafes and pubs.
You’ll soon notice changes on the menu and changes to
the system your catering team will operate. I can promise
you, we’ll bring you meals that are cooked with fresh, locally
sourced ingredients and lots of love. Daily specials will really
be specials, cooked fresh and not something we need to get
rid out of our freezer. Any feedback from all of you would
be much appreciated as well as any suggestions for new
improved menus in the future.
Every Friday we’ll be sending you an email with the following
weeks daily specials, so you can plan your lunch. Bon
appetit!’
We have included a sample menu that will run from
3-7 May. I’m sure you will all agree, it looks amazing!
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‘What’s his name?’
Our Trust Fundraiser, Sam, joined our Fundraising On Incare we have patients who are unable to transfer
Team just before Christmas. Sam wasted no time in from their bed without the assistance of a sling and
raising money for the Hospice, not just through her hoist system. We have two rooms with fixed ceiling
grant applications, but through personal fundraising as hoists, a hoist over the bath and we have a mobile
well. hoist which can be used in any of the rooms. The
sling used in each situation depends on the size of
Sam’s dad has sadly being diagnosed with cancer and
the patient and the reason, e.g. to sit in a chair, to be
wanted to do something to boost everyones spirits and
picked up after a fall to the floor, for toileting or bathing.
raise some cash for the Hospice. He decided to do a
‘name my lump’ competition. We have a number of slings, but four slings has given
We love his sense of humour shining through in such a
difficult time. His friends and golf club buddies saw the
us ‘the complete set’, so that each patient has the
safest and most comfortable sling for the manoeuvre. B
funny side too and raised an incredible £928. We’d like to say a huge thank you to Sam and her
family for their generosity and support. We can’t wait to
The winning name was ‘My Excuse’. Sam, in typical T
hear about future quirky fundraising ideas too!
fundraiser style already earmarked the funds and they u
have been used to buy a new hoist sling for Incare. in
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He passed on his thanks to b
Mayoral visit The Mayor of Wakefield,
Councillor Charles Keith,
and the Mayoress visited
each and every staff member
and volunteer for all that we
do, every day, regardless
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the Hospice last month. of a pandemic or not. He T
Unusually, Cllr Keith has was thrilled to hear how so r
been Mayor for two years many staff have gone above m
and has clearly enjoyed his and beyond over the last s
extended term, especially year, receiving unsung hero D
getting to know community nominations from colleagues. a
organisations like ours. h
He is also impressed with
He was delighted to be our fundraising efforts this T
able to pose for photos with year, especially our schools b
Incare staff and presented us engagement and, as a a
with a ‘Mayor says thanks’ business man himself, he is w
certificate of recognition, as hoping to get involved with
well as a £500 donation. our forthcoming Dragons Den S
campaign.
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Search us
on YouTube
BBC Radio Leeds, Jo and Babs are YouTube famous! Well, we’re hoping
12:40, 10 May they will be soon.
Jo, Babs and Vicky have been working hard behind
the scenes to create easy to follow craft videos for our
Outreach patients and supporters to follow and join in
Our lovely Bereavement Support Worker, Kate, will be on with at home.
BBC Radio Leeds at 12.40 on 10th May where she’ll be
talking all things bereavment as part of Dying Matters Week. The videos have been put on DVDs and sent to
Make sure you give it a listen! patients, and we are adding them to our YouTube
channel and have begun promoting them on social
media.
Board update Our first video is ‘how to make a hug’. These adorable
little keepsakes, complete with a handwritten note are
the perfect pick me up to send to a friend or family
member to let them know you’re thinking of them.
The Board of Trustees met last week and were
updated on progress with our strategic ambitions, To watch the video, go to YouTube and search our
including a new action plan for the grow and diversify channel ‘The Prince of Wales Hospice’.
income ambition and a Mid Yorks Trust outpatient clinic
being hosted at the Hospice from this week, which will
r help with the ambition of everyone in the community
knowing who we are and what we do.
The strategic risk register was accepted and they
received updates on Clinical Services stats; HR
management information around absence levels and
staff turnover and Income Generation performance.
David provided an update on the West Yorkshire
. and Harrogate collaborative project that the CEOs of
hospices in the area have been working on.
The Board formally agreed the 2021-2022 annual
budget and celebrated the March management
accounts which, delightfully, shows us ending the year
with a healthy surplus.
n Sharon Batty, Head of Income Generation
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MAY 2021
The skies
the limit!
Last month, five incredibly brave
supporters joined us at Hibaldstow
Airfield to take part in our Leap Into Action
skydive.
After arriving nice and early, they signed
Are you trying to motivate yourself to be more active, or are you in and went for their safety briefing, before
desperate to get the kids off their game console and out in the getting suited up to jump over 15,000ft!
fresh air? Then our latest campaign might be just the ticket! There were lots of nerves, but the team
at Hibaldstow were absolutely amazing at
Take to your street, local park or garden with your family and keeping everybody at ease.
friends and take on the Superhero Sprint. Choose your distance,
set your finish line and sprint, stroll or simply strut your stuff in your We want to say a huge thank you to
superhero cape to help to raise vital funds for the Hospice. Michelle, Rebecca, Jane, Adele and
Simon, who have collectively raised over
When you sign up, you will recieve a cape to help you feel every
£6,000 in support of the Hospice!
bit the superhero that you are! Adult capes are available in both
red and blue. Child capes are available in white to give your child
Want a slice of the action? You’re in luck!
the opportunity to design their own superhero cape creation. We
We have another date in the diary for the
also have dog bandanas available for your four legged friend to
daredevils amongst you. Sign up to our
join in too! To find out more visit pwh.org.uk/sprint
next skydive on Sunday 26 September by
visiting pwh.org.uk/events
Forget me Not H
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colours to choose from, a striking pink d
and a traditional forget me not blue. t
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display in your home, or you can choose r
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Contact Anne in fundraising for more info a
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Hospice Heroes Policy update
The following policies have been
updated and approved in recent
We love to read your Hospice Hero times.
nominations about your colleagues • Appraisal Policy
who have embraced our Hospice • Lone and Vulnerable Worker
Policy and Procedure
values. Send your nominations to: • Prevention and Management of
Falls
yoursmt@pwh.org.uk • Escalation Plan Guidelines
• Patient and Visitor Smoking Policy
• Discharge Policy
Emily Totty nominated by Peter Driffill • The
Wakefield gardening
District Bereavement
club
Service by Amanda
Telephone Support
Guidance
‘Be it a last minute sandwich before the kitchen closes or a Darley
lovingly made scone on a Sunday afternoon, Emily always
Updated associated documents
wears her brightest smile and will always go the extra mile for
• 7141 Treatment Escalation Plan
both patients and staff. Like many of our hard working team
• 7087 Discharge Checklist
she is another, in a long list of many, reasons why it is such a
• 7086 TTO Flowchart
pleasure to work here at the POWH’.
• 7097 Smoking Care Plan
n • 7103 Smoking Risk Assessment
Going forward,
we will be aligning They can be found within the usual
our Hospice Hero locations, including the Policies and
e nominations to our Guidelines folder on the Shared Drive
values. We think and the Document Management
Emily’s nomination Server. Please familiarise yourself
fitted ‘loving care’ with the policies and documents if it is
and ‘above and appropriate to assist you in your work.
beyond’ perfectly.
Well done Emily!
Name badges
Need a new name badge? If you have
joined us as a new starter, lost your
badge, or your job title has changed
please email your job title and photo to
Helen at hkirkby@pwh.org.uk If you have
already ordered your badge, please be
patient, we have had some problems with
our supplier.
SMT update
HMT update At last month’s SMT meeting we
discussed the ongoing work around
The Hospice Management training and development
hospice sustainability and collaborative
Team, which is made up of needs within teams were
working, including potential opportunities
management leads from discussed, alongside a
around mental health, children’s hospices
different departments across number of policy reviews
and MY Trust projects. Consideration was
the Hospice have been and internal communications
also given to the ‘roadmap’ and changing
meeting monthly for around six was a very hot topic. There
restrictions and what we may need to
months. The purpose of this were lots of discussions
do in line with these, especially around
relatively newly formed group, around what messaging
patient visiting and PPE. We shall review
is to discuss things that affect should appear, where. In
all internal communication channels as
teams across the Hospice due course, we will involve
we come out of lockdown, including the
and come up with ways to our teams in the shaping of
staff and volunteers meetings which, in
communicate, implement internal communications going
the meantime, we shall reduce to every 2
and drive improvement forward to ensure it best suits
months. A number of fundraising policies
of identified changes and the needs of our staff and
were signed off and will be published
issues. In the last meeting, volunteers.
soon.
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Don’t forget to make
sure everyone in your
team gets a chance to
read PoW WoW.
And be sure to let
us know your ideas
for articles - or you
could even write one!
Send any ideas or
articles by email to
dpeters.org.uk
The deadline for the
This really is your last chance to book our
June issue is Monday
Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge! Not convinced
you could climb all three? We have a family
31 May.
challenge too, which is to climb Pen-y-Ghent!
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