1. abcd AGEING POPULATION - Burden or Benefit? 20-22 January 2002 Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh

2. Lessons from Hospices Hugh Scurfield 2-Jan-02

3. Hospice Care Helping the dying and their carers pain and symptom control practical, emotional and spiritual support day care in hospice home visits by nurses inpatient beds for respite and terminal care bereavement support

4. Hospices Inpatients’ beds are provided by –NHS19% –National charities12% –Independent Hospices69% UK has 183 Independent Hospices

5. Independent Hospices Income is provided by –NHS £85m 20% –Voluntary giving£235m56% –Volunteers value£100m24% 80% of the income comes from volunteers 80% of the outlay is the cost of employing the 15,000 staff

6. Independent Hospices Volunteers There are 90,000 of them, working usually ½ a day per week, equivalent to 9,000 full time staff. They could cost some £100m. 87% are over 50 - 13% are over 70 Volunteers are mainly third agers

7. Third Agers The three ages –1st age - education and –2nd age - main career and launching the family –3rd age - the age of living Third Agers are increasing in number We are younger and fitter Many want to go on giving

8. The 90,000 Volunteers help With care of patients and carers by driving as receptionists as therapists with gardening with book keeping as Trustees

9. Volunteers help with Fundraising Hospice Shops Hospice Lottery Support Groups Special Events Spreading the Word

10. Regular Cash Income NHS29% (reducing) Legacies23% Other public giving31%(incl sponsorship) Trading20% Other 7% PATIENTS PAY NOTHING

11. Independent Hospice Income A total of £320pa Collectively far larger than that of any other fundraising charity Costs only 7% of income to collect - others often quote figures of 30% and above.

12. Volunteers help because They want to They know the service is very good The hospice is locally owned and helps local people They can see and feel the help they give There is no bureaucracy they themselves gain satisfaction and dignity

13. Third Age Volunteers bring Real and ordinary life into the hospice wisdom and maturity experience of life a refreshing balance amongst the professional care benefit not burden

14. Lessons The third agers can and do bring benefits to the sick and old They themselves gain benefit The organisation has to adapt to use them More government encouragement would help - but words are not enough There is a lot more help that could be given by this growing number of third agers.