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Jane Watson. Day Services Manager St John’s Hospice, Lancaster. Overview. Introduction to the Oak Centre Current services Future developments. Day Hospice. Mon, Tue, Thurs 15 patients a day Complementary therapy Arts & crafts Community involvement MDT presence. Day Hospice .
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Jane Watson Day Services Manager St John’s Hospice, Lancaster
Overview • Introduction to the Oak Centre • Current services • Future developments
Day Hospice • Mon, Tue, Thurs • 15 patients a day • Complementary therapy • Arts & crafts • Community involvement • MDT presence
Day Hospice • Current stay between 1 week and 26 months • Patient review • Service development • The future…….
The future…………… • Scary!! • Exciting! ! • Challenging!! • 16/52 attendance • Structured support • Focus • Transition
How? • Existing patients 4 October • Discharge from 24 Jan 2011 • Increase referrals from GP and LTC teams • Strengthen complementary and creative therapies • Regular review • Moving on
Ongoing developments • Community Projects • Volunteer training – themes of loss & communication • MND clinics/MND MDT
Community Projects • Support and encourage schools to perform • Prince’s Trust • Schools Project • Beaumont College
National Service Framework “care planning requires an integrated multidisciplinary team of people who have the appropriate training, expertise and skills and who are able to cross refer to provide co-ordinated care”
MDT • Meet 3/12 at St John’s Hospice • Patient issues • Service development – clinic • Sharing good practice – help direct
Benefits • Less travelling, better (free) parking, comfortable surroundings, nicer biscuits!!! • Opportunity to visit the hospice • Team and peer support • Improved communication • Service development (MDT input – patient held records)
Future developments • COPD pilot • 16/52 programme • Parkinsons UK • PSP support
COPD Pilot • Partnership working • Clinic @ SJH • 6/52 support programme • Discharge or dovetail into day hospice • What next?
What do we want from you? • Referrals • Good communication for new and existing patients • Partnership working • Service and Individual Development
Thank you for listening jwatson@sjhospice.org.uk www.sjhospice.org.uk 01524 382538