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Did you know that Hospice at Home West Cumbria...
Provides a day and night nursing service to patients in their own homes |
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| Your Questions Answered | ||
This section of our website provides a list of the most common questions that we are asked about our work at the hospice. If you cannot find the answer to your specific question listed here, or if you would like further information regarding a specific topic, please contact us directly. Full contact details can be found here.
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| Where is Hospice at Home? | ||
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| What are the services Hospice at Home provides? | ||
| Hospice at Home provides the same services as a hospice with a building. Day and Night Nursing is available to patients in their own homes. Experienced nurses stay with the patient and family for extended periods during the day or all night, giving nursing care and support. Day Care is an opportunity for patients to have a day out and the relatives or carers to have a day off. Day Care offers company, support, counselling, massage and aromatherapy, as well as craft work of various kinds. Morning coffee, a pleasant lunch and afternoon tea are supplied. The Medical Director is available to visit patients at home and advises patients, families and colleagues on all aspects of palliative care, working closely with General Practitioners. Lymphoedema clinics are held twice a month and follow up treatments are provided. Drop In Centres are held weekly for patients, relatives and the bereaved who may call in for help, support and information.
The ‘Friend in Deed’ service is provided by volunteers who befriend patients coping with a serious illness, who do not need nurse supervision. Further details for all of the above services are given in the 'Service Users' Guide' section of this website. Full contact details are shown here. |
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| What is a Macmillan Nurse? | ||
| The name ‘Macmillan’ denotes that the nurses were originally funded for the first three years by Macmillan Cancer Relief Fund, the founder of which was Douglas Macmillan in 1911. Macmillan Nurses are clinical nurse specialists, employed by the NHS and they provide advice and counselling direct to patients and their relatives/carers, also to colleagues, on all aspects of palliative care. The Macmillan Nurses work very closely with Hospice at Home and the Hospice Nurses. |
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| What is a Hospice at Home Nurse? | ||
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The following staff are employed by Hospice at Home West Cumbria: The Clinical Services Manager is responsible for the day to day management and co-ordination of the services. The Nurse Team Leader is responsible for the recruitment, selection and training of the home nursing staff and the running of the Drop In Centres. The Nurses are Registered General Nurses, State Enrolled Nurses and Health Care Assistants, employed to provide day and night nursing. They undertake training in palliative care. The Day Care Sister is responsible for running the Day Care Centres, and Lymphoedema services with the help of other Hospice staff. |
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| What other staff does Hospice at Home have? | ||
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We also have a team of clerical staff who help with the general organisation of the work of the Hospice. |
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| Who pays for Hospice at Home? | ||
| All the Hospice services are entirely free to patients and carers. The services are funded with money from various sources. Fund raising by a variety of events, many of which are organised by local groups of volunteers, is a major source of income. We welcome money in lieu of flowers in memory of loved ones as well as legacies, grants, gift aid and payroll giving. If you would like to make a donation to Hospice at Home West Cumbria, please click here for more information. Hospice at Home West Cumbria also receives funding from the NHS, which amounts to approximately one third of our expenditure. |
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| How do you contact the Macmillan and Hospice at Home services? | ||
| Both services can be contacted through your General Practitioner or Community Nurses. Contact can also be made by using the telephone numbers on our 'Contact Us' page on this website. |
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| Who can benefit from Hospice at Home? | ||
| Anyone living in the West Cumbria Health District who has a life threatening illness, their families and carers and the bereaved. |
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| How can I become involved with Hospice at Home? | ||
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Become a member, of the association or help us make a difference by Volunteering - giving your time is oue of the most valuable gifts you can give. |
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| My Question has not been answered here. What can I do? | ||
| Contact us directly and we will be happy to answer any queries you may have. Our contact details are shown here. |
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