A dad-of-three who considered suicide after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease says a new service which helps terminally ill adults live well for longer has saved his life. Pete Almond, 64, from Luton, said he supports the Macmillan Independence and Well-being Service, launched today and based at Keech Hospice Care, because it has given him […]
Famous faces are coming out in force to donate their rare items to help children and adults with life-limiting and terminal illnesses in Bedfordshire. Actress Joanna Lumley is urging people to support Keech Hospice Care in Luton by handing in their good quality items to one of its 32 charity shops across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and […]
A mum from Hertfordshire is backing research which will investigate if seriously ill children’s care needs are being met as she battles to get the support she needs for her life-limited son. Jen Carter, 27, from Baldock, said she’s delighted Keech Hospice Care, together with the University of Bedfordshire’s Institute for Health Research, is funding […]
Following the cyber attack on NHS Digital, Keech Hospice Care has shut down its IT link to the NHS as a precautionary measure. “This does not affect the operation of the hospice and no patient information or data has been affected. We continue to monitor this situation as it develops. The protection of patient data […]
Keech Hospice Care is urging people to #DeclutterForKeech and urgently donate their good quality clutter so it can provide excellent care for adults in Luton and South Beds and children in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes with life-limiting illnesses. As a charity, Keech Hospice Care has seen a rise in items unsuitable to sell being […]
More than five hundred people have pledged £35,500 by getting their glow on for Keech Hospice Care. Luton’s first ever Glow Walk, on Saturday 25 March, raised money for Keech Hospice Care so it can continue to care for children across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes and adults in Luton and Bedfordshire. Mark Relf, Keech […]
A Bedfordshire mum is urging people to get their glow on for Keech Hospice Care, your adult hospice for Luton and South Beds and the children’s hospice for Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes. Karen Russell, 34, from Kempston Rural is taking part in our new 10km night-time sponsored Glow Walk to give back to the […]
It is with great sadness that staff at Keech Hospice Care learnt of the death of founder member, Bruce Skinner, aged 91. “Bruce was an instrumental member of the original team that made the hospice what it is today,” said Keech Hospice Care CEO, Liz Searle. “He contributed to an amazing legacy for our community.” […]
Keech Hospice Care has been recognised as one of the best not-for-profit employers in the UK in an awards ceremony which took place on 22 February. The prestigious Top 100 awards, organised by The Sunday Times, identify the best companies and charities to work for across the UK. More than 250,000 staff working for over […]
On Saturday 18 February, staff at Keech Hospice Care were saddened to learn of the death of one of the hospice’s much-loved founder members, Jack Sapsworth, MBE, DL, at the age of 75. During his illness, he was able to benefit from care at the hospice he helped to establish nearly 30 years before. “It […]
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