On average, hospices most of which are charities, receive just one-third of their funding from the NHS and rely on donations, shops, bequests and investments for the rest. It argues that with more certain funding it could treat many more people, significantly easing the pressure on NHS hospitals. Slimming pill hailed 'holy grail' in tackling obesity. Tessa Jowell calls for more teamwork on brain cancer research. Jab shortage as fears of 'Aussie flu' epidemic grow. Around , people die in England and Wales every year, half of them in hospitals despite many of them having no clinical need to be there.
Half of people will die in a hospital bed when they don't have a clinical need to be there, and hospitals are the most expensive bit of the system, and the part that is under the most pressure. Sky News was given exclusive access to St Luke's Hospice in Sheffield and spoke to staff, patients and families about the impact hospice care can have on the terminally ill and their loved ones.
We visited patients at home with a rapid response team of palliative care nurses who treat the most seriously ill, as well as interviewing in-patients and their families. Most spoke openly and with remarkable honesty about their conditions and their attitude to death. Many praised the hospice for helping them prepare for death, and the support given to their families. Jean Knight, who had multiple cancers, told us how she refused to become negative despite her terminal diagnosis and grave condition.
She was treated at home and was determined to stay there with her husband Richard. What we do. What we do We believe that everyone, no matter who they are, where they are or why they are ill, should receive the best possible care at the end of their life. You will have exposure to a range of high impact, national work and projects across the organisation.
Our impact Hospice UK makes a huge impact in supporting hospice care across the United Kingdom every year, from raising awareness, fundraising, through to providing specialist clinical knowledge, grants, and expertise.
Featured image. Job vacancies Find out more information about all of our latest vacancies at Hospice UK on our website. Find out more. Real people, real stories. Our vision. That does not mean hospice care needs to be continuous. People sometimes like to take a break from hospice care if their condition has become stable and they are feeling well.
Hospice care places a high value on dignity, respect and the wishes of the person who is ill. It aims to look after all their medical, emotional, social, practical, psychological, and spiritual needs, and the needs of the person's family and carers. Looking after all these aspects is often referred to as "holistic care". Care also extends to those who are close to the patient, as well as into the bereavement period after the patient has died.
Most hospice care is provided in your own home, but it can also be provided in a care home, as an in-patient at the hospice itself, or as a day patient visiting the hospice. Hospice care is a style of care, rather than something that takes place in a specific building.
Hospice teams include doctors, nurses, social workers, therapists, counsellors and trained volunteers. Hospices aim to feel more like a home than hospitals do. They can provide individual care more suited to the person who is approaching the end of life, in a gentler and calmer atmosphere than a hospital. Hospices vary, but your local hospice will offer medical and nursing care, including controlling pain and other symptoms.
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