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Easter egg bonanza

04 March 2013
A big thank you to Tesco Warndon and Tesco St Peters for the donation of Easter Eggs. Our Family Support Team will be making the most of the eggs in a special Easter Egg Hunt with children and families. Pictured is store manager James Fawbert  and thank you too to store charity champion Susie Roberts for arranging the donation. Read More
Categories Fundraising

St Richard's Nurse recalls recent patient experience

07 February 2013
St Richard’s Nurse Specialist Bernie Fisher recalls a recent experience :   Jane rang: “please come she said. We have been married for 60 years and never a cross word  but now he is shouting at me. But he will let you come.” “I walked in the room and John was rigid with anger and pain but too much of a gentleman  to show me the door.  I listened to his anger at getting cancer for a third time a... Read More
Categories Case studies
Tags Home care

Students' views of day hospice

31 January 2013
Three students from Worcester College and Tech spent a week volunteering in Day Hospice. Here are some of their thoughts:

-The volunteers are the absolute backbone of the day centre and they help the clients a huge amount. At first my judgement before wasn't very appreciative of the volunteers until I realised what it was they they do, absolutely incredible! Without them I don't think St Richard'... Read More
Categories Volunteer news

Demand for hospice care to increase

28 January 2013
From ehospice

The demand for care at the end of life will increase as our population ages, and the nature of that care will become more complex as more of us live with (and die from) chronic diseases. "The scale of the challenge ahead is dramatic and will require hospices to significantly increase the extent and scope of end of life services." A report on the current and future needs for hospic... Read More

Congratulations!

28 January 2013
We are delighted to announce that following a rigorous application process to the Queen's Nursing Institute, it has been confirmed that Vanessa Gibson, St Richard’s Hospice Clinical Nurse Specialist, Team Leader, will be awarded title of Queen's Nurse at an award ceremony in London in April, celebrating her many achievements in clinical leadership and service developments in Community Nursing and ... Read More

Christmas tree success

17 December 2012
Congratulations to the team who created the St Richard's Hospice Christmas tree on display at Worcester Cathedral. The tree was awarded a bronze certificate. Well done! Read More

Dan weaves music magic

24 September 2012
Young Daniel Jorden returned to St Richard's Hospice with his father Richard to help launch the new Bereavement Support South Worcestershire service.  Richard spoke at the launch about his and Dan's own experiences of the benefit of bereavement support. Dan then delighted staff and patients in the In-patient Unit by playing the piano.

For more information about the Bereavement Support South Worce... Read More
Categories In-patient unit

Duchess of Cambridge reaffirms support for global hospice movement

17 September 2012
UK charity Help the Hospices and the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA) have welcomed the Duchess’s decision to bring worldwide attention to hospice care, particularly in countries where it is still in its infancy. Read more click here   Read More

National survey of bereaved people

05 July 2012
Help the Hospices: First national survey of bereaved people shows public satisfaction with hospice care Read More

End of Life care

03 July 2012
Office of National Statistics: National Bereavement Survey (VOICES), commissioned by the Department of Health, has been published. Key findings include: being shown dignity and respect by staff was highest in hospices (87 per cent ‘all the time’ for hospice doctors and 80 per cent for hospice nurses) and lowest in hospitals. Read More
Categories In-patient unit
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