Inpatient room at Herriot Hospice at the Lambert to be named after Charitable Trust following £400,000 donation

We are due to name one of our inpatient rooms at Herriot Hospice at the Lambert after a charitable trust following a £400,000 donation.

We have transformed and begun offering our services from the former Lambert Memorial Hospital, in Thirsk. We’re delighted to now receive £136,000 per year for the next three years from the Barbara Naylor Charitable Trust.

The Trust is funding care and medical facilities and equipment on the hospice’s inpatient unit, with one of its six inpatient rooms being named the Barbara Naylor Room, in recognition of their support.

The donation comes as our charity has begun offering its initial services from Herriot Hospice at the Lambert, following over 30 years of care in the community – increasing its care and support for people affected by terminal illness and bereavement across Hambleton and Richmondshire.

Its Community Hub offers a space to find out more about the charity’s range of services and how they can help, purchase refreshments and a meeting place for local groups.  Open 10am-2pm, Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays), the social space is open to everyone locally.

Just ‘B’, part of Herriot Hospice Homecare’s wider charity, is providing vital bereavement support for children, young people and adults locally – offering a space to explore their grief with a team of trained staff and volunteers.

Herriot Hospice at the Lambert is also a base for the charity’s growing HOME service, which sees its team of community healthcare assistants providing end of life care in the place people call home.

The charity is putting the finishing touches to its inpatient unit rooms and is prepared to open as soon as possible, subject to authorisation from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – the body which inspects and approves healthcare providers in England to legally provide their care.

Herriot Hospice Homecare and its wider charity receives 25% of its funding from the Government, with the remainder of its costs funded by the support of its community, through donations, grants, fundraising and gifts in wills.

Herriot Hospice Homecare Chief Executive Tony Collins said: “I’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to the Trust for their remarkable generosity as we prepare to open our inpatient rooms, pending Care Quality Commission authorisation – a legal requirement for us to provide this care.

“Once authorised, we’ll gradually be introducing inpatient beds, with a phased approach meaning we can meet the demand we know exists for these services locally, while maintaining our high quality, compassionate care. We’re also ensuring, through sustainable planning, that we can provide this vital care now, and in the years to come.

“Rising operational costs—including increasing National Insurance employer contributions, a rise in the National Minimum Wage and broader financial pressures facing our sector – means we’re facing a once in a generation funding challenge. Yet, in the face of these challenges, we remain steadfast in our commitment and are expanding and enhancing the services we provide, in line with our mission and strategy.

“It’s only with the support of our community that Herriot Hospice at the Lambert was made possible, and continued support is crucial as we take these next steps and ensure that compassionate hospice care remains available for everyone who needs it.”

To find out more about Herriot Hospice Homecare, or to donate, fundraise or leave a gift in your will, visit www.herriothh.org.uk or call (01609) 777 413.