Olive's Story

Volunteers' Week special

Welcome to this episode of the St. Joseph's Hospice Podcast. In this episode, to mark Volunteers' Week, we are talking to two of our volunteers – Shirley, who volunteers in one of our charity shops, and June, who is a patient befriender. We have a chat about their roles and find out why they decided to volunteer for the hospice. To find out more about volunteering, or to get involved, visit www.stjhospice.org.uk [https://open.acast.com/networks/6346aca0e59de0001240f66d/shows/6346aca0e59de0001240f66a/episodes/www.stjhospice.org.uk]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Olive's Story

Welcome to this episode of the St. Joseph's Hospice Podcast. Today, we have been invited in to Olive's room to talk to her about her experience of being a patient at the hospice and how she feels about her time here. We are also joined by one of our registered nurses, Laura, who tells us how she feels about being a nurse at the hospice. To find out more about the hospice, or to get involved, visit www.stjhospice.org.uk [https://open.acast.com/networks/6346aca0e59de0001240f66d/shows/6346aca0e59de0001240f66a/episodes/www.stjhospice.org.uk]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Future of Hospice Care

Welcome to this episode of the St. Joseph's Hospice Podcast. Today, we are talking to Mike Parr, the hospice's Chief Executive, and Clare Waller, our Clinical Director, about the future of hospice care and the challenges and complexities of providing hospice care in 2024, 50 years on from the opening of our hospice in 1974. To find out more about the hospice, or to get involved, visit www.stjhospice.org.uk [https://open.acast.com/networks/6346aca0e59de0001240f66d/shows/6346aca0e59de0001240f66a/episodes/www.stjhospice.org.uk]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Family Support

Welcome to a brand new series of the St. Joseph's Hospice Podcast, which also marks our 50th Anniversary year! In this first episode, our Head of Communications, Lindsay, talks to the hospice's Head of Fundraising, Maxine Armstrong, and Brian Hayes, who has devoted himself to supporting the hospice and raising lots of money since his mum Veronica was cared for here in 2019. To find out more about the hospice, or to get involved, visit www.stjhospice.org.uk [www.stjhospice.org.uk]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Families & Patients

In the sixth and final episode of series one, our head of fundraising Maxine, caught up with three family members, Joan, Joan, and John who have kindly shared their very personal experiences of having a loved one at St. Joseph's Hospice. And, to finish off, our family support worker, Jan spoke to one of our patients, Alice, about the care she is receiving at the hospice. We hope you enjoy listening and that it helps you to understand a bit more about hospice care, how special it is, and what it means to people. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.