Palliative Care Trust Fund

March 27, 2018

Patients relatives/friends have kindly donated to the Palliative Care Trust Fund from September 2017 to February 2018 £8,892.  The fund has been used for patients within the Heart of Sandwell Day Hospice to provide resources for the Arts and Crafts, changes to garden to allow all patients, public and staff access, complementary therapies.

The Charity Committee meets regularly and has members from the Palliative and End of Life Team and Charity Trust discussing the donations and how they can be used to help patients/relatives and carers who access the service with an enhanced experience.

The Charity Trust have been forwarded the future expected expenditure for 2018/19 including providing patients/families/carers with help to ensure medications are available and in one place with paperwork tidy and accessible for medication, DNACPR, and Supportive Care Plan.  Suitable holdalls for bereaved relatives/representative to carry away from the hospital/home from home bed the patient’s possessions and clothing in a dignified way.  Funding of a minibus to transport patients to day hospice where required.  Clinical Nurse Specialist working on comfort boxes for those relatives/friends who stay at the side of they loved ones and do not have essential items to help them maintain cleanliness and comfort in what is a very sad and upsetting time.

Charity notice boards are available to view in the Palliative Care Suite at Sandwell General Hospital and The Heart of Sandwell Day Hospice at Rowley Regis and shortly at Leasowes.  The boards give details of the donations received and how it is being used.