Katharine House Hospice refurbishment complete

Upgrades worth almost £1m have taken place at a hospice.

Katharine House Hospice in Adderbury, Oxfordshire, provides specialist palliative care for adults with incurable illnesses.

The £982,000 refurbishments went towards improving surroundings for patients, their families, and staff.

Mark Holloway at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) called it "welcome news for patients and staff".

Mr Holloway, who works as the chief estates and facilities officer, added: "The teams care for approximately 1,300 people every year, leading with excellence and compassion.

"This improved environment will certainly make their day-to-day work easier and more efficient, as well as providing the best possible environment for our patients and their loved ones."

Chief executive officer Emma Radley said she was "absolutely delighted with the results of the refurbishment".

"The improvements have made such a difference to everyone," she said.

"As with any refurbishment work, we knew there was going to be some level of disruption, but the contractors have worked swiftly and respectfully and made the process as painless as possible.

"Our staff here at the hospice have been amazing whilst the work went on around them, ensuring that our patients and visitors could be cared for with the same exceptional standard that people have come to expect from Katharine House."

The hospice provides for patients from across north Oxfordshire and south Northamptonshire.

In 2021 it entered into a partnership with OUH to avoid closing parts of its service.

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