{"id":195544,"date":"2025-06-18T22:39:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T22:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/195544\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T22:39:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T22:39:31","slug":"salisbury-hospice-buys-three-cuddle-beds-after-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/195544\/","title":{"rendered":"Salisbury Hospice buys three \u2018cuddle beds\u2019 after fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  In April, the hospice charity launched a fundraising appeal with the aim of buying two new\u00a0cuddle beds\u00a0for families to use.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cuddle beds are\u00a0designed to allow patients and their loved ones to lie side-by-side, offering physical closeness, emotional comfort and dignity in the final moments of life.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>The hospice now has five cuddle beds in total (Image: Salisbury Hospice Charity) Donors have contributed more than \u00a3100,000 to the cause, allowing the charity to buy three new\u00a0cuddle\u00a0beds, bringing the hospice&#8217;s total to five.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Extra funds raised will be used to support\u00a0Salisbury Hospice\u2019s vital services, contributing to its end-of-life and palliative care for patients and\u00a0families across Salisbury and the surrounding areas.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salisburyjournal.co.uk\/news\/25218041.tenants-demand-safety-overhaul-fire-forces-two-week-hotel-stay\/?rel=cl_lsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tenants demand safety overhaul after fire forces two-week hotel stay<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salisburyjournal.co.uk\/news\/25240559.man-sons-call-999-discovering-suspected-wwii-hand-grenade\/?rel=cl_lsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man and his sons call 999 after discovering suspected WWII\u00a0grenade<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Tom Goodinge, director of marketing and fundraising at Salisbury Hospice Charity, said:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve been truly touched by the extraordinary response to this appeal.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cBecause of our community\u2019s generosity, more families can now share precious moments of closeness with their loved ones at the end of life.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"Senior sister Natalie Taylor-Muir\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Senior sister Natalie Taylor-Muir (Image: Salisbury Hospice Charity) Senior sister\u00a0Natalie Taylor-Muir, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salisburyjournal.co.uk\/news\/25059992.salisbury-hospice-charity-launches-cuddle-bed-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">led the campaign<\/a>, added: \u201cThese cuddle beds are about so much more than medical care; they represent love, comfort, and a sense of normality.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cSeeing couples lie side by side, just as they have throughout their lives, brings a deep emotional comfort during incredibly difficult times.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWe\u2019re so grateful to everyone who helped make this possible.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  To learn more about Salisbury Hospice Charity or to continue supporting its work,\u00a0visit www.salisburyhospicecharity.org.uk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In April, the hospice charity launched a fundraising appeal with the aim of buying two new\u00a0cuddle beds\u00a0for families&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4316],"tags":[105,4348,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-195544","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114706773676377751","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}