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SUE RYDER CARE'S COMMUNITY MATRON RECOGNISED AS BEST PRACTICE BY NHS
13 July 2010
Earlier this year the NHS encouraged frontline staff to submit examples of high quality and cost effective care that, if adopted widely across the NHS, would make a transformational difference. Nurses and midwives responded by submitting more than 600 examples in less than three weeks.
Sue Ryder is delighted to report that its joint Community Matron service with Oxfordshire PCT was one of the eight services recognised as an example of innovation and best practice by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
About Sue Ryder's Community Matron Service
With PCT support Sue Ryder created the first joint post of Community Matron in Palliative Care in Oxfordshire. Evaluation shows the role is having a significant impact, reducing hospital bed deaths and speeding up discharge of patients from hospitals enabling them to die at home.
Liz Clements, Community Matron at Sue Ryder – Nettlebed Hospice, said: “In line with the End of Life Care strategy, one of the key aims of the Community Matron is to enable people to die in a place of their choice.
“At any one time, I manage the end of life care needs of between 40 to 60 people living with conditions including cancer, Motor Neurone Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. It is an incredibly rewarding role and I have met some fantastic people. All the people I’ve introduced to the services offered at Nettlebed Hospice have been so appreciative of the expert care and support they receive.”
Click here to view a short video featuring Liz Clements, as well as members of the healthcare team at Sue Ryder - Nettlebed Hospice, talking about the service.