Exploring and Managing Pain in Palliative Care - The Hospice Podcast: Episode 12

Exploring and Managing Pain in Palliative Care - The Hospice Podcast: Episode 12

We all experience pain but what what is it? Join St John's Hospice Medical Director Dr Alison Bacon and Clinical Nurse Specialist Lauren Glackin as we discuss and examine perceptions and the myths of pain and managing pain in palliative care. Questions? Please email communication@sjhospice.org.uk

Realities of Making a Will - The Hospice Podcast: Episode 11

Do you need to make a Will? The short answer is yes! Many of us have questions and maybe some worries about the realities of making a Will. We talk to Liz, the Wills and Legacies Relationship Manager at St John's Hospice about why a Will is important as well as the common questions many have.  Questions? Please email communication@sjhospice.org.uk

Looking After Someone at Home at the End Of Their Life - The Hospice Podcast: Episode 10

Looking after someone at home when they are reaching the end of their life can be daunting task, especially if you have no experience in care. Emma, head of St John’s Hospice Inpatient Ward and Dawn, one of our Senior Health Care Assistants in our Community Team talk us through some of the things we can all manage to improve the quality of life of a loved one in our care at home. Questions? Please email communication@sjhospice.org.uk

Children Young People and Grief – The Hospice Podcast: Episode 9

Children are not immune to the effects of loss – and even feel it’s affects more acutely but how they grieve if often different. Advanced Nurse Practitioner Heather Wiseman and Forget Me Not Centre Engagement Officer Rachael Makinson discuss the reality of helping children and young people tackle grief. Questions? Please email communication@sjhospice.org.uk

Exploring the Differences between Grief and Bereavement - The Hospice Podcast: Episode 8

The experiences of grief and bereavement can be very different from person to person, family to family. Charlotte Blakey Bereavement Lead Nurse on the St John's Hospice Inpatient Ward talks us through both, discusses the differences and how we can work to overcome them. Questions? Please email communication@sjhospice.org.uk