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Grove House Services and Developments
Sue Varvel – Director of Patients ServicesFran Deane – Deputy Director of Patient Services
Day Hospice Outpatient Clinics Cancer the Next Step Therapies Family Support Spiritual Care Grove House @ Home CANCER-i
Overview of Patient Services
Day Hospice
Nurse led service Operates 4 days a week Patients receive ongoing individual
assessment and monitoring around their physical emotional and spiritual needs
Aims to assist patients in maintaining independence, managing symptoms and developing coping strategies
Nurse Clinic and Medical Clinic Offers:
Clinical adviceSymptom monitoring and
managementOngoing support and supportSignposting to other appropriate
services
Outpatient Clinics
8 week programme, 3 times per year Aim to enable patients to :
Cope with diagnosisResume as nearly as possible a normal
lifestyle For patients
Aged 18-60 Recently diagnosedNo secondary disease
Cancer the Next Step
Specialist Physiotherapist Mobility or functional problems Pain, weakness, swelling or soft tissue injury Fatigue / tiredness Breathing problems
Occupational Therapy Assessment for equipment provision and adaptations Advice/support promoting independence in daily living Moving and handling
Lymphoedema Service Complementary Therapy
Reflexology, Massage, Aromatherapy, Reiki, Indian Head Massage
6 sessions for patients, 4 sessions for carers Acupuncture Yoga
Therapies
CounsellingPlay TherapyBereavement SupportBenefits Advice For patients, carers and bereaved
Family Support Service
Provides support whether or not someone has a religious backgroundStruggling with unsettling questionsSearching for meaning and hopeLooking for inner peace and sense of well-
beingRe-examining their beliefs in light of their
diagnosisPutting their affairs in order
Spiritual Care
Team of 40 volunteers Offers :
BefriendingHome SittingComplementary Therapy
Visits may be weekly, fortnightly, ad hoc basis
Managed and co-ordinated by the Occupational Therapists
Grove House @ Home
Service in Grove House drop-in, telephone helpline and email open 10am – 4pm, Monday – Friday
Offers : Friendly environment, space and time Disease-related and support information Access to other GH services
Volunteers in Hospital Clinics SACH Breast and Urology Clinics HHGH Oncology Clinic
CANCER-i
Service Developments
Hospice at Home Nursing service – based on the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home Model
Phased introduction of the Service over the next 12 months
Team of 7 senior support / support nurses (recruitment July’08, April’09, June’09)
Macmillan Nurses will provide the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) support
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