Donation from INEOS funds Strathcarron’s Hospice@Home this month

Petrochemical firm INEOS will fund Strathcarron’s Hospice@Home service for the month of July.

Their generous donation of £22,422 will be used to run the service which allows people to remain at home,surrounded by everyone and everything they love in their last weeks of life.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the team has seen a significant increase in the number of people being referred to the service.

Jenny Stevenson, lead nurse, said: “Our Hospice@Home service is run in its entirety on donations, receiving no statutory funding and this support from INEOS could not have come at a more crucial time.

“With our charity shops closed, fundraising events, campaigns and collections cancelled, this type of financial support is needed now more than ever.

“We firmly believe people should be where they want to be when they die.

“If this is at home, in their own bed, with music playing, family or pets around, then that is what we will strive to achieve.

“The donation from INEOS will help us to make this possible for around 40-50 people over the next month and we are so incredibly grateful.

“The money really will make the most meaningful difference at the most difficult time right now and it most definitely will not be forgotten by us or the families who benefit from this support.”

Andrew Gardner, chief excutive, said: “INEOS employees at Grangemouth are very aware of the special contribution and commitment the staff at Strathcarron Hospice provide to their patients and their relatives.

“We are extremely pleased to be able to help the hospice, through this gift, to manage the increase in the number of patients choosing their Hospice@Home service during the pandemic.”