Car dealership gives Hospice a helping hand

A local car dealership has offered a helping hand to local charity St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth to enable them to care for more patients at home.

Murray Skoda Plymouth, located in Valley Road Plympton has supplied a brand new Skoda Octavia Tour de France to be used by St Luke’s specialist nurses.

The nurses form part of St Luke’s new Crisis Team who provide terminally ill patients a 72 hour window of specialist care at home. The car is an essential tool to deliver this care, as Crisis Team Lead at St Luke’s, Sharon Smerdon explains: “We are covering a vast geographical area from the city out to Dartmoor and the South Hams. Our care is provided around the clock, so to have a reliable 4x4 that can deal with rural terrain, in winter and in the middle of the night is vital. We are very grateful for the support from Murray Skoda and thank them for helping us to care for more people at home”

Sales Executive at Murray Skoda, Richard Greaves said: “It has been an honour on behalf of the Murray Group to provide St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth with such a vehicle which will aid in such a vital role in providing essential care to the Plymouth Community and the surrounding areas, we look forward to providing continued support. The vehicle is fit for purpose with the latest technology, eco-friendly diesel powered engine and a four wheeled drivetrain for when the need arises”

The Crisis Team will complement existing care provisions currently provided to over 3,000 patients by St Luke’s at home; in hospital and in the hospice. The service is another major milestone in the hospice’s core aim to reach out and care for even more local people at home as part of a “Hospice without Walls”.

For more information about the Crisis Team please visit: www.stlukes-hospice.org.uk/crisis