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National Occupational Therapy Week 2020: “We all work together to ensure the best outcome for the clients”
2-8 November is National Occupational Therapy Week. Here, Ashlie Meadows, Occupational Therapy Lead at Sue Ryder Neurological Care Centre The Chantry, talks about her passion for the work they do and its importance in helping those with a neurological condition.
Giving more care to more people at home in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire
Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice is helping to expand essential end of life care in people’s homes across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire after a partnership decision to fast track the expansion of Hospice at Home services in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub South Oxfordshire completes relocation to new Battle Barns site
On Friday 2 October, Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub South Oxfordshire successfully completed their relocation to Battle Barns in Preston Crowmarsh, Wallingford, South Oxfordshire.
Jo Langley's family walk in her memory and give back to Sue Ryder South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub
In August, Thea, Lila, Molly and Wilf walked with their families in memory of their grandmother, Jo Langley, and raised crucial funds for Sue Ryder South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub, whose Hospice at Home team recently cared for Jo.
“I know that every mile I run and every pound I raise will be special.” Hayley Maud to run Leeds Half Marathon in memory of her father and to support Wheatfields Hospice
Hayley Maud is set to take on the Asda Foundation Leeds Half Marathon on Sunday 10 May in memory of her father, Andy, and to raise vital funds for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice in Leeds, whose Community Team cared for Andy at home in 2019.
Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent staff rock odd socks for Lymphoedema Awareness Week
Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice's Lymphoedema team are donning odd socks to mark Lymphoedema Awareness Week (2-8 March), shining a light on the condition and showing support for those who have to wear compression garments to manage their symptoms from day-to-day.
A day in the life - Jan Bell, Lymphoedema Therapist at Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice
During Lymphoedema Awareness Week, we meet Jan Bell, a Lymphoedema Therapist at Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice. Jan is a qualified nurse and has worked at the hospice for 23 years. The Lyphoedema service provides specialist care and support to help people manage their symptoms. In this blog, she talks us through a day in her life.
“My husband’s wish was to die at home. He wanted to be surrounded by his own things with his family and friends around him.”
Penny Jarvis’s husband Colin died in 2009, five years after he was first diagnosed with a rare degenerative brain disease. Penny was Colin’s main carer and he was able to die in his own home according to his wishes. Ten years on and Penny, a Nursing Assistant, now works as part of the Hospice at Home team at Sue Ryder South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub.
“Mum would be spurring me on if she was here, so I’m running a 5K and 10K in one day for her.”
39-year-old Helen Daniels is taking part in the Bedford Running Festival in September. She’ll be running in memory of her mum and to raise funds for the hospice that cared for her, Sue Ryder St John’s in Moggerhanger.
Sue Ryder South Oxfordshire Hospice at Home service cares for 310 patients in first year
The Sue Ryder South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub launched on Monday 9th April 2018 and, since then, Sue Ryder Nurses have provided palliative care for 310 local patients in their homes throughout the region.