Hoax Caller Major Concern for West Auckland Hospice

A person introducing themselves as representing West Auckland Disabled Hospice is contacting individuals and businesses in the white pages of the West Auckland telephone directory, asking for cash donations.

West Auckland Hospice Chief Executive, Barbara Williams says, “Out of concern for our genuine supporters we’d like to assure the community that such calls are not being made from our staff. West Auckland Hospice is the only Hospice in the West and it is not our practice to phone people asking for cash donations. “

If anyone receives a call from West Auckland Disabled Hospice please ring Margaret Hudson, Fundraising Manager, on (09) 834 9752.


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Additional Information about West Auckland Hospice:

West Auckland Hospice exists so that terminally ill people in West Auckland and those who grieve for them experience death as a dignified and compassionately supported process.

West Auckland Hospice provides free 24 hour, 7 day a week specialist palliative care. Our focus is on relieving physical pain and emotional and/or spiritual concerns of patients, care givers and their families, so that they experience end of life as fully as possible.

Our community Hospice serves a diverse population of 220,000 throughout greater West Auckland, to the west coast beaches, Kumeu and Helensville, and up to the South Kaipara Heads. At any one time our service delivery teams are caring for more than180 families in West Auckland, available 24/7.
Our teams of specialist nurses go to patients in their own homes giving them the choice to die at home with the proper care and support systems in place. We also provide specialist equipment, extensive grief and bereavement services, as well as a range of patient and family day programmes and complementary therapies including massage and acupuncture. These programmes are designed to give patients and their families access to specialist services and to provide information, support and interaction.

Although approximately 50% of our operational costs are received from the Waitemata District Health Board the remaining 50% needs to be fundraised to ensure that we can continue to provide our services free of charge to the people of West Auckland.