The role of Hospiscare’s clinical team has changed over the years, but especially in the last year due to the financial challenges we now face.
It’s been heartbreaking to see measures like the reduction of beds on our ward and changes to the care we can give in our community – access to our hospice’s vital care is being reduced because of rising costs and lack of fair government funding.
Despite these real challenges, we’re working hard to ensure we’re still there for people facing terminal illness when they need us, providing outstanding care. We can’t lengthen someone’s life but by truly listening to the patient and their families we can give expert, compassionate care tailored to them, and make sure the days they have left together are the very best days possible.
Any further reduction in our services would leave people unable to access the care they deserve, and so desperately need.
If you are able to give any gift, no matter how small, this Christmas, our dedicated team of nurses, doctors and therapists caring for patients in their homes will be so grateful.
