North Northumberland MP praises work of hospices on visit to wellbeing centre in Alnwick
The new MP for North Northumberland, David Smith, has visited a local hospice.
He called in at HospiceCare North Northumberland’s wellbeing centre in Alnwick to hear an overview of its charitable services and meet some of the team.
He said: “The hospice movement has played and continues to play an important – if sometimes underappreciated – role in the health and wellbeing of our society.
"It was for this reason that I was delighted to visit HospiceCare North Northumberland in Alnwick, and to find out more about the vital role that the team is playing in supporting people with end-of-life care right across North Northumberland.”
Chris Orife, HospiceCare North Northumberland’s chief executive, added: “We are looking forward to working alongside David in developing wrap around palliative, end-of-life, bereavement and dementia services for patients in rural North Northumberland, delivering care in community hubs and wellbeing spaces near to where people live.”