Church support for syringe appeal

A CHRISTMAS Concert and collection organised by Ballymena Methodist Church Choir has raised significant funds for the Northern Ireland Hospice’s Syringe Driver Appeal.

Through their fundraising efforts the church was able to raise £1400, enabling NI Hospice to buy a new syringe driver.

These pieces of equipment are one of the mainstays of palliative care and are used to provide pain and nausea medications to patients when they are no longer able to swallow tablets. These have been used for many years and have brought an immeasurable amount of comfort to patients in the last weeks and days of life.

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Jenay Doyle, Community Fundraiser for Northern Ireland Hospice said: “Due to new European safety regulations the Northern Ireland Hospice has had to replace 20 syringe drivers in a short space of time. The help and support of organisations such as Ballymena Methodist Church has been overwhelming. I am delighted to say that because of the generosity of these organisations the Northern Ireland Hospice is now able to replace all 20 syringe drivers that we use”.

Each year, Northern Ireland Hospice cares for over 3000 adults, children and young people and their families living with a life-threatening illness not only at Hospice but also in the community. Services free to those that use them and are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.