Havens Hospices

Havens Hospices is a charity (N0: 1022119) which runs hospice services in Essex. It is intended to support and provide palliative care to babies, children, young adults and adults. Havens Hospices offers community based support (hospice at home care) to families in Essex and runs three hospice services: Fair Havens Hospice, Little Havens Hospice and The J’s Hospice.

75% of the people who work at Havens Hospices are volunteers.[1]

History

It opened in Westcliff-on-Sea on June 13 1983 and cared for 25,000 adults across Southend, Rochford, and Castle Point between 1983 and 2018.[2]

Scope of work

In April 2017 The J’s Hospice officially joined Havens Hospices.[3]

Fair Havens provide specialist care for adults, from the age of 19, with life-limiting illnesses.

Little Havens cares for children or young people with life-limiting or life-threatening condition. Little Havens is the only place in Essex totally dedicated to caring for children and young people with life limiting illnesses.[4]

The J’s Hospice cares for people aged 16–40 with life limiting conditions and their families, they are a unique service in Essex as they care in the patients own home or community.

Havens Hospices offer the following care options: Planned respite care, Emergency end of life care, Symptom Management, Post bereavement care and Emergency Respite (if they are able to accommodate this).[5]

Patrons and ambassadors

Peter Shilton is one of its patrons.[6] Sophie Austin became a patron for Little Havens Hospices during 2018.[7] Rudolph Walker is also patron for Havens Hospices.[8]

New Fair Havens Hospice

In Prittlewell Southend they are building a new Fair Havens Hospice which will have a 16 bed in patient unit, a day hospice, family support, wellbeing and charity administrative spaces because of an increase in the number of patients requiring palliative care in the area. It will cost £17.2 million.[9] They have been turning away an average of 11 people every month because there were not sufficient beds.

On Friday February, after 65 weeks construction, the new Fair Havens Hospice was finished and the £17.2 million facility was officially handed over to Chief Executive of Havens Hospices, Steve Smith, marking a new era for hospice care for people in South East Essex.[10]

It took the organisation four years to secure planning permission.[11] Take a 3D virtual Tour of the new facilities.

In 2020, staff at Fair Havens arranged a wedding for a terminally ill patient within 24 hours.[12]

Shops

The Havens Hospices Charity Shops are important for their fundraising, their branches cover a large part of south and mid-Essex.[13]

They opened a charity shop in Basildon, Southernhay, during 2015.[14]

In 2019 Havens Hospices launched a Summer Campaign across the county having collaborated with South Essex College fashion students.[15]

Legacy

Daphne Hall, who was one of the founders of Fair Havens Hospice and Little Havens Hospice was awarded an MBE in 1998 for her work.[16]

Fundraising

Notable events for the charity include the Southend Half Marathon, a 13.1 mile route in Southend-on-Sea,[17] Pedal for The J's[18] and the annual Havens to Havens Walk[19]  

The charity has a team representing it at the London Marathon, which raised a total of £200,000 in 2019[20]

In 2020 due to Covid-19 the Hospice organised a range of virtual fundraising events including a Skydive,[21] Family Fun Festival[22] and a Virtual Quiz[23] which raised over £16,000.

References
  1. "Southend hospice hits back at poison pen writer". Echo News. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Hospice celebrates 35 years in community". Echo News. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. "Revealed: Ellie Miller leading Havens Hospice unveils her plans for the future". Echo News. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. "Goalkeeping legend visits kid's hospice". Echo News. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. "registered charity's website". havenshospices.org.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. "Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton becomes patron of Hospice". Echo News. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. "Hollyoaks star Sophie Austin is charity's new patron". Echo News. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  8. "Westcliff event raises £35,000 for Havens Hospice". Echo News. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  9. "Plans for £15.4m hospice approved by Southend Council". Building Better Healthcare. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  10. "Revealed: Havens Hospices lay time capsule in Prittlewell grounds". Echo News. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  11. "Havens Hospices secures new site after four-year battle". BBC. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  12. "Southend hospice staff arrange couple's wedding in 24 hours". BBC News. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  13. "Havens Hospices charity shops". pattonscharityshops.co.uk. 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  14. "Little Havens Hospice opens new shop in town centre". Halstead Gazette. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  15. "Charity Launches Summer Shop Campaign With a Little Help From Students". charitytoday.co.uk. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  16. "Ten Years for hospice". clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  17. "Southend Half Marathon Another Smash Hit Success". echonews.co.uk. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  18. "PEDAL FOR THE J'S RIDES BACK INTO CHELMSFORD IN 2019". beaulieu.uk.com. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  19. "In Pictures Havens to Havens Walk". halsteadgazette.co.uk. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  20. "Havens Hospices Holds Party for Charity's London Marathon Runners Who Raised £200,000". yellowad.co.uk. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  21. "Daredevils needed to take to the skies this September for Havens Hospices". Leigh Times. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  22. "Bring the Family Fun Festival to your home for Havens Hospice". Leigh Times. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  23. "Quarantine Quizzers raise over £16,000 for charity Havens Hospices'". Leigh Times. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
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