How have we performed against our 2015-2016 Priorities? The Hospice identified three priorities for improvement during 2015-2016. The following progress has been made Priority Progress Forward plan/sustainability There has been an The charities have Plans are to continue he group going increase in the number of supported this project and forward and strong links have been men and women it now runs bi-monthly formed with the Brain Tumour accessing Day Hospice with leadership from the Charity and Hospice staff. services with the charities and Day Hospice Unintended benefits include diagnosis of Brain staff. increased knowledge of Hospice Tumour, working It is well evaluated and staff, patients meeting and alongside the Brain has resulted in patients communicating outside of Hospice Tumour Charities a being able to access through social events and social support group to be financial support, media. implemented emotional support and physical support from specialist staff Hospice at Home staff will Documentation does now Continuing improvement work on utilise documentation and include opportunity to documentation continues, focussing measures to monitor assess pain and effect of on the assessment and care symptoms of pain, pain relief methods both planning elements breathlessness and pharmacological and IT systems are to be utilised to help nausea and vomiting. collate visits data and outcome They will also include The service now has data measures measurable outcomes relating to Preferred place relating to preferred place of death (93% achieved of death and numbers of preferred Place of death visits in 16-17) and to numbers of visits to patients in their own homes. To deliver a rolling We have supported 2 We have been fortunate to have programme of 2 student student counsellors from received several applications from counsellors per academic Warwick University in trained counsellors who want to year and encourage 16/17. Due to personal volunteer at the Hospice. suitable students to reasons both students did We will continue to offer students the remain as volunteers not remain as volunteers opportunity to undertake a placement once qualified after they qualified. with the Hospice.
How have we performed against our 2015-2016 Priorities? Priority Progress Forward plan/sustainability There has been an increase in the number of men and women accessing Day Hospice services with the diagnosis of Brain Tumour, working alongside the Brain Tumour Charities a support group to be implemented The charities have supported this project and it now runs bi-monthly with leadership from the charities and Day Hospice staff. It is well evaluated and has resulted in patients being able to access financial support, emotional support and physical support from specialist staff Plans are to continue he group going forward and strong links have been formed with the Brain Tumour Charity and Hospice staff. Unintended benefits include increased knowledge of Hospice staff, patients meeting and communicating outside of Hospice through social events and social media. Hospice at Home staff will utilise documentation and measures to monitor symptoms of pain, breathlessness and nausea and vomiting. They will also include measurable outcomes relating to preferred place of death and numbers of visits Documentation does now include opportunity to assess pain and effect of pain relief methods both pharmacological and The service now has data relating to Preferred place of death (93% achieved preferred Place of death in 16-17) and to numbers of visits to patients in their own homes. Continuing improvement work on documentation continues, focussing on the assessment and care planning elements IT systems are to be utilised to help collate visits data and outcome measures To deliver a rolling programme of 2 student counsellors per academic year and encourage suitable students to remain as volunteers once qualified We have supported 2 student counsellors from Warwick University in 16/17. Due to personal reasons both students did not remain as volunteers after they qualified. We have been fortunate to have received several applications from trained counsellors who want to volunteer at the Hospice. We will continue to offer students the opportunity to undertake a placement with the Hospice. The Hospice identified three priorities for improvement during 2015-2016. The following progress has been made
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