Our First Post

Welcome to the News and Views from Hospice in the Weald, every week we would like to tell you a little about ourselves and the patients, carers and families we support.  From personal stories to activities that have been enjoyed in the Hospice Day Service, we’d like to share it all with you. 

In the first post from our Hospice Day Service we would like to tell you a little about what we’ve done over the last month. Patients who come to the Hospice Day Service have multiple types of illnesses, some have cancer, some have neurological diseases, and other have long-term chronic conditions.  During April 2014, 268 patients attended the Hospice Day Service.  We have made 302 telephone calls to and on behalf of our patients and our new Drop In Sessions have received 18 attendants!

A patient and relative at the Day Service Drop In Session

The Drop In Sessions are for Hospice in the Weald patients and are run on a Tuesday morning 11am to 12.30am and Thursday afternoon 2pm to 3.30pm.  There is a timetable of activities for the Drop In Sessions that include: exercise; reminiscence; crafts; complimentary therapy; poetry reading. 

Look out for next week’s post when we will be showing you why we’ve been creating a pack of model dogs all colours of the rainbow......!