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