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Mountbatten

Formerly known as the Earl Mountbatten Hospice, Mountbatten is the only Isle of Wight hospice and lead provider of palliative care to the Island community.

As well as the 16-bed Hospice in Newport, on any given day Mountbatten provide care in the home to over 650 people, as well as offering a number of other services too.

Below are the articles that OnTheWight has published about Moubtbatten.

4, July 2018·1 min read

Join others on the Osborne Run to raise money for Mountbatten

Last year's event saw 600 runners take part and raising over £20,000 to support Islanders and their families. This year's event has moved to a cooler time of the year to avoid the sweltering heat.

Decade of Decadeance Cheque presentation

6, August 2018·1 min read

Over £56,000 raised for Mountbatten in decade of DECADeANCE

An incredible £56,000 has been raised for Mountbatten since DECADeANCE began and Tony recently presented a cheque for an amazing £12,300 raised through last year’s party.

8, August 2018·1 min read

Preview screenings of Isle of Wight film on phenomena of dying filmed at Hospice

A feature length film which explores the moment of death and why it is such taboo in our society is due for general release in September. It was filmed on the Isle of Wight at the Mountbatten hospice over 12 months.

11, September 2018·1 min read

Mountbatten CEO now Honorary Advisor for Cypriot hospice

As Honorary Advisor to the team in Paphos, Nigel will provide advice, guidance and support on management issues and day to day running of the Hospice.

19, September 2018·4 min read

Mountbatten invited to partner with mainland hospice

All local donations will be protected for the Island in this ground-breaking partnership between Mountbatten Isle of Wight and the NHS-run Countess Mountbatten Hospice in Southampton. OnTheWight has the detail.

29, September 2018·1 min read

Go Yellow and support Mountbatten’s work on the Isle of Wight

The Go Yellow fundraising drive starts today (Saturday) and runs until 7 October. Why not wear, eat or do something yellow to raise funds to support Mountbatten’s work?

8, October 2018·3 min read

The Art of Dying Well: Conversations, celebrations and interpretations

Mountbatten's CEO, Nigel Hartley, says he hopes The Art of Dying Well will encourage more people to feel supported to start having important conversations, using the medium of arts and performance.

15, October 2018·1 min read

See Banksy, Picasso and Dali exhibits at Private art show for Mountbatten

Don't miss your chance to see an eclectic collection of precious artworks, loaned by their generous owners, to help raise money to support the work of Mountbatten.

29, October 2018·3 min read

The Art of Dying Well Festival: Conversations, celebrations and interpretations

The Art of Dying festival is aimed at encouraging people to talk openly about death and dying, challenging the taboo and supporting people to have healthy conversations about the one sure thing that affects us all.

7, November 2018·2 min read

This year’s Mountbatten conference hailed a huge success

Annual Mountbatten conference hailed a success with a great deal of positive feedback from those who took part.

19, November 2018·2 min read

Mountbatten work to be showcased at national conference

Flying the flag for the Isle of Wight, nine new projects being delivered by the end of life care team at Mountbatten have been chosen by Hospice UK to be shared at its annual national conference next week.

19, November 2018·1 min read

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