Second Lockdown at the Hospice
Bedside visits to patients at East Cheshire Hospice are still being allowed during the new national lockdown. There are already limited restrictions in place for visitors to the inpatient unit and these will continue over the four-week period. The Hospice will also carry on with limited outpatient services at the Sunflower Centre, while the Hospice […]
New Adult Bereavement Service
*Edit October 2021: Please note that the Covid Bereavement Service project has now ended and we are not taking new referrals for this particular programme.* East Cheshire Hospice is offering counselling to adults who have lost loved ones during Covid-19, even if they have no previous link to the Hospice. Anyone bereaved whose emotional […]
Sunflower Centre Update
East Cheshire Hospice is hoping to reopen its Sunflower Centre in September. The day care unit – the hub for the Hospice’s outpatient services –Â has been closed for three months. Clinical Director Sandra Jones said: “We’re taking it a day at a time, but we’re planning to have small groups back towards the start […]
East Cheshire Hospice Inpatient Unit During Covid-19
The absence of families around the bedsides of dying patients has been one of the hardest parts of Covid-19 restrictions at East Cheshire Hospice. Visitors have had to stay away from the inpatient unit for strict safety reasons unless a patient has been in the last days of life. Then they have been allowed one […]
Hospice @Home during lockdown
Caring for patients with life-limiting illnesses in their own homes has been ‘challenging and emotional’ during Covid-19, according to a senior nurse at East Cheshire Hospice. Tess Cleaver is manager of the charity’s Hospice @Home team which has made home visits during the pandemic. While the country was on lockdown, her dedicated team were on […]
East Cheshire Hospice Childhood Bereavement Service
The Dream Beams donation provides vital funding for the Childhood Bereavement Service run by East Cheshire Hospice. During a 12-month period it supported 226 youngsters, aged between four and 18, and more than 1,000 family members. A child who has experienced bereavement within the last three years, or is about to be bereaved, can be […]
Meet Tess Cleaver, Hospice @Home Manager
Tess Cleaver decided she wanted to work at East Cheshire Hospice when she attended an open day there five years ago. She was a hospital staff nurse at the time and highly recommends working for the hospice which has now created two more nursing vacancies for qualified nurses. Tess said: “The experience I gained as […]
Fred Slater & the Dementia Companions
Cricket coach Fred Slater is completely bowled over by the way he has been welcomed into the fold at East Cheshire Hospice. He became a volunteer in the Sunflower Centre a year ago and enjoys the company of people with dementia and their carers. His next role as one of the charity’s Community Champions is […]
Hospice @Home Second Anniversary
Hospice @Home has had a ‘massive impact’ since the service was set up by East Cheshire Hospice two years ago. A growing number of patients are accessing the charity’s specialist palliative care services in the comfort of their own home. Figures released on the second anniversary of the service show that so far Hospice@ Home […]
Community Champion Open Day
Could you give up a couple of hours a week to help someone with dementia? East Cheshire Hospice is inviting the public to attend an event next Monday (Oct 7) to hear what is involved. The charity already has a dozen Community Champions who are companions for those living with dementia and more volunteers are […]