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On The Frontline

“We treat the person, not the disease”

Chris Dyson, Operational Lead on the inpatient ward at ellenor in Kent, tells us about the impact of the pandemic on her team and their patients.
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On The Frontline

“To help a patient die peacefully is so rewarding”

Dr Geoff Wells joined St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley on a placement during the pandemic. Here he shares his experience of working on the hospice wards while COVID-19 is ongoin...
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On The Frontline

On the frontline: Looking after the staff who care for patients

Essex charity Havens Hospices has created a special care team where nurses and nursing assistants have been redeployed across the organisation to support colleagues with self-isola...
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On The Frontline

“We can’t hug someone when their loved one dies – it’s heartbreaking”

Alison Pearson is a housekeeping assistant at St John's Hospice in Lancaster. Here she tells us about the challenges of working during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as dancing for...
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St Luke's Plymouth
On The Frontline

“My role can be very sad, but this is where I belong”

Since the Covid-19 outbreak began, staff from St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth have been supporting their NHS colleagues on the frontline at University Hospitals Plymouth, to make sure...
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Helen Pointer, volunteers at St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley
On The Frontline

“It’s a privilege to help families visit their loved ones”

Helen Pointer is part of a team of volunteers at St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley who have been screening visitors so they can safely visit patients on the ward at a time it mat...
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Jules Goodger volunteers on the ward Saint Francis Hospice Essex,
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“By volunteering, I’m helping hospice nurses, and in turn the NHS”

Jules Goodger volunteers on the ward Saint Francis Hospice Essex, serving meals to the hospice’s patients. Here she tells us what it’s been like to volunteer during the pandemi...
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