The Paul Sartori Foundation, a charity offering hospice at home care, has been
given a financial donation from the Port of Milford Haven which will fund its clinical
running costs for a week.
The charity is continuing to offer clinical services, working alongside the NHS, to help
with the discharge of patients providing equipment and specialist care in their homes
during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, they have found themselves in a
vulnerable position as their shops are currently closed and fundraising events have
been cancelled, meaning 60% of their revenue has been lost.
Anna Malloy, Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager at the Port,
said “We have formed close ties with the Paul Sartori Foundation since our staff
voted them as our ‘charity of the year’ in 2017 and several staff voiced their
eagerness to help the charity, having had personal experience of their professional
service. We really wanted to help in some small way, especially as much of their
means of fundraising have disappeared.”
In addition to the corporate donation, staff at the Port are finding new ways to raise
money for the charity and have set up a Just Giving page where people can donate
funds: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/port-of-milford-haven-team2
David Evans, Vice Chair of the Paul Sartori Foundation and Chair of the Audit and
Finance Sub-committee, said “During these difficult times we are working very
closely with Hywel Dda University Health Board in the care of patients living in the
later stages of life. We have seen our hours spent caring for patients in their own
homes rise by 25% year on year. We have always provided such a valuable service
to families in Pembrokeshire and will continue to do so with such fantastic support
from businesses like the Port.”
The Paul Sartori Foundation was established back in 1981 and is now a vital support
service in Pembrokeshire to those in the later stages of any life-limiting illness. The
team provides care to patients and support to families 365 days of the year,
operating on a 24/7 on-call basis. At the start of April, 30 patients received 348 hours
of care over a one-week period and during the past fortnight 52 items of equipment
have been delivered to 25 patients to promote dignity and independence throughout
the end of life period.
