Proposals to create Hambleton’s first hospice have been confirmed today.
Members of Hambleton District Council’s full council agreed to gift the Lambert Hospital in Thirsk to Herriot Hospice Homecare.
They approved a recommendation from their cabinet colleagues which will create a facility offering a range of end of life and care services for the district – and protect it for the community for ever.
The council bought the hospital earlier this year to save it for the community it served – I had been closed to patients for over three years.
“This proposal will bring the building back into use – and give the community what they have been asking for – a hospice. We are placing a covenant on the building protecting it as a community asset,” said council leader, Councillor Mark Robson.
Herriot Hospice have said the proposals include a four bed inpatient unit for the terminally ill, bereavement counselling rooms, bereavement education centre, café and a community hub facility with meeting space and IT facilities.
They have already identified £600,000 of the £1.3m needed to convert the building and expect to secure the remainder within six months.
Councillors also agreed to a contribution of £90,000 to help with the provision of the community hub.
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