Our News Releases

January 2009

Don't hide your unwanted Christmas gifts away give us the best of what you don't want...
Were you disappointed with any of the presents you found under the Christmas tree this year? Sue Ryder Care is staging an ‘unwanted gifts amnesty’ so don’t hide your unwanted Christmas gifts away and clutter up your cupboards, pop them down to your nearest Sue Ryder Care shop where they will welcome you in and take them off your hands.

December 2008

Sue Ryder Care welcomes grant from Burdett Trust for nursing for specialist secondment programme
Thanks to a secondment scheme, staff at Sue Ryder Care Wheatfields hospice, based in Leeds, will have an opportunity to enhance specialist palliative care skills and knowledge to help patients both in the community and in its in-patient unit.

November 2008

War on plastic: not just in supermarkets
Leading healthcare charity, Sue Ryder Care has welcomed the news (Martin Hickman, The Independent, Thursday 27 November) of supermarkets’ progress in the war on plastic bags and is calling on Christmas shoppers hitting the high street to tackle the plastic problem there, as well as the supermarket.

Sue Ryder Care urge Government to give a care and give more
Specialist voluntary provider of palliative and neurological care in the UK Sue Ryder Care is calling on the Government and NHS to strengthen its commitments to implementing the end of life care strategy in full support of a report by the National Audit Office on end of life care, released this morning (26 November 2008).

Sue Ryder Care slash house prices in face of credit crunch
House prices have been slashed in the run up to Christmas at Sue Ryder Care shops, offering people the opportunity to give loved ones a Christmas gift with a difference as well as raise vital funds for the healthcare charity.

As online Christmas shopping soars, celebrate someone special as you browse the 'aisles'
Sue Ryder Care is encouraging online shoppers to click onto Lights of Love's virtual sky and celebrate someone special.

Sue Ryder Care maximises the use of technology in the care of its residents
Healthcare charity Sue Ryder Care is putting to good use IT equipment and software thanks to a grant from The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust.

MP urges parliament to support Sue Ryder Care
Sue Ryder Care - Wheatfields Hospice has been praised by parliament this week as local MP Greg Mullholland urged Members of Parliament to recognise the success and exceptional services that the hospice provides.

October 2008

Celebrate someone special with Sue Ryder Care's Lights of Love Christmas appeal
In the run up to Christmas, Sue Ryder Care is inviting people to celebrate someone who lights up their life and help raise vital funds for the healthcare charity.

BAE Systems launch apprentice innovation challenge in aid of Sue Ryder Care
Global defence and technology company, BAE Systems is launching its annual UK Apprentice Innovation Challenge on 29 October at Sue Ryder Care - Holme Hall in Yorkshire. As the company’s charity of the year, Sue Ryder Care will be the beneficiary of the top innovative devices that will be created with the healthcare charity in mind.

Sue Ryder Care harness volunteer power for MADD (Make a Difference Day)
In the run up to CSV (Community Service Volunteers)’s Make a Difference Day, Sue Ryder Care is appealing for people to volunteer and help the healthcare charity continue to make a real difference to the thousands of people it cares for each year.

Sue Ryder Care launches new specialist music and books shop
Music and literary fans in Cheadle looking for that long lost record and bargains on books need look no more, thanks to Sue Ryder Care.

Cutlery at the ready
Sue Ryder Care is delighted to accept a collection of new cutlery, worth £5,000, generously donated by the Worshipful Company of Cutlers’ Charitable Trust. The cutlery will be distributed amongst the healthcare charity’s six hospices nationwide, and put into good use by staff, volunteers and patients at Sue Ryder Care as they tuck into delicious home cooked meals.

Sue Ryder Care arrives in Knottingley
Shoppers in Knottingley looking for fantastic bargains will be delighted to hear that Sue Ryder Care is opening a new shop in town.

September 2008

Third sector services on the cheap: not under a Labour Government states minister at Sue Ryder Care fringe
Minister for the Third Sector, Phil Hope MP, has given assurance to third sector organisations that they would not be forced to deliver services on the cheap under a Labour government.

Be a kind for one day and have the chance to tee off in the Ryder Cup for charity
Golfers have a chance to play on one of the world’s most prestigious courses, the same course that will see the European team try to win back the Ryder Cup in two years time.

Final call for artists to get creative for Sue Ryder Care's Art Liberating Lives
With just under a month to go until registration closes, on 20 October, people are being urged to get their artistic juices flowing to the theme of Liberation to support Sue Ryder Care’s Art Liberating Lives event.

Local man running in memory of his beloved Grandma says thank you to Sue Ryder Care
A Lancashire man, who has never run before, has decided to tackle the Bupa Great North Run in memory of his beloved grandmother Betty Richardson.

Leeds man running in memory of his father
A local man has decided to tackle the Bupa Great North Run in memory of his beloved father Nirmal Singh Flora.

August 2008

Foubister brothers run in memory of Cathy for Sue Ryder Care
On Sunday 5 October Ross (29) & Graham (31) Foubister from Aberdeen will be taking on the challenge of the Great North Run along with thousands of others from throughout the UK, and will be raising vital funds for Sue Ryder Care.

Two local hospices join forces to offer a day service at the heart of the community
The Leeds based Sue Ryder Care Wheatfields Hospice and St Gemma's Hospice are working in partnership to provide a new specialist palliative care day service for patients in the south of Leeds who are living with complex conditions including cancer, stroke and multiple sclerosis.

Brushes, pens, inks acrylics and more come out for Sue Ryder Care's Art Liberating Lives
People are being urged to get their artistic juices flowing to the theme of Liberation to support Sue Ryder Care’s Art Liberating Lives event which is entering its fourth year. Art Liberating Lives reflects the importance of art as therapy in Sue Ryder Care’s six hospices and eight neurological care centres.

July 2008

End of Life Care Strategy: An opportunity not to be missed
Sue Ryder Care welcomes the End of Life Care strategy released today. However, Sue Ryder Care urges government to ensure the strategy receives sufficient backing to properly implement it and calls on the government to ensure that the proposals are fully implemented to ensure that people requiring end of life care receive the care they need.

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