A MANUFACTURING company has donated £10,000 to Halton Haven Hospice to ensure its vital services can continue.

INEOS’ INOVYN site in Runcorn has made the generous donation so the hospice can provide complementary therapy to those in its care.

Halton Haven Hospice runs a community support service for people living with terminal conditions, and the fund will enable the charity to secure the vital skills of a complementary therapist for the next 12 months.

Or, it could use the money to operate an increased therapy service in the weeks and months ahead at the inpatient unit for people near the end of life.

CEO for Halton Haven, Viv Culleton, said: "INEOS’ generous donation will help ensure that complementary therapy treatments remain a key part of our service offering.

"These treatments offer incredible care and a truly remarkable experience to people who need it the most.

"Like many charities, in the wake of the pandemic, we’ve had to put our fundraising plans on hold and adapt new approaches in our work and patient treatments.

"In these even tougher times, donations are essential in enabling us to support the most essential needs of patients and to really add value to their lives."

The £1M INEOS Community Fund was established by INEOS Chairman, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, in March 2020 alongside the company’s Covid-19 Hands On campaign.

This set up new production lines to provide millions of bottles of free hand sanitiser every month to hospitals and frontline healthcare.

Janet Ward, UK communications manager at INEOS company INOVYN, said: "We are delighted that we can help this inspiring hospice to meet the care needs of many people through the international INEOS Community Fund.

"The hospice is close to the hearts of so many INEOS employees who have helped to raise crucial funds in the past.

"Now more than ever, we’re thrilled to be able to play our part.

"In these particularly troubled times, complementary therapy will no doubt provide huge support and some much-needed comfort to those most in need."