Liberal Democrat MP for Cheadle, Tom Morrison, visited the new Moya Cole Hospice building in Heald Green for the first time on Friday. A supporter of the new build project from the start, Morrison said he was “blown away” by the facility.
He was given a tour of both the Inpatient Unit and the Being You Centre buildings that make up the new build. The tour was led by chief executive of Moya Cole Hospice, Rachel McMillan. She was joined by chair of the board of trustees at Moya Cole Hospice, Anita Rolfe, director of clinical services, Emma Dixon, and director of finance and business development, Claire Murphy.
Speaking following his tour, Tom Morrison MP said: “In the last building, I said to the team here that it was the staff that made it. The staff are fantastic. But here, we’ve got incredible staff and we’ve got an incredible building. I’m just so pleased to see this new building up and running.”
During the tour, Morrison spoke with clinical staff, including charge nurse James Humphries who explained the huge difference the building was already making in its first week.
Chief executive of Moya Cole Hospice, Rachel McMillan, added: “Tom has been a wonderful supporter of the new hospice project and has previously seen our former site and knows what a huge difference this building will make to our patients, their families, our staff, and volunteers long into the future.”
Moya Cole Hospice provides holistic care to patients with life-limiting illnesses, comprising inpatient care, day therapy and supportive outpatient services from its sites at Heald Green, Stockport and Little Hulton, Salford. The teams also provide a range of community and outreach services, including care in the place they call home via a Hospice at Home service available in Salford and Trafford, the hospice’s Community Specialist Palliative Care Team in Salford, and the homelessness palliative care service in Manchester. A 24-hour telephone advice line is available to patients, carers and healthcare professionals in Salford, Manchester, Trafford and Stockport.
