PEOPLE supporting someone with palliative care needs or who is at the end of their life are being offered support and advice free of charge.
Drop-in sessions are being held every month in Standish and Pemberton where a friendly team will be available to answer questions. They can also discuss any learning needs carers may have around palliative and end of life care.
Presentations
During the drop-in sessions the team from the Wigan Borough Palliative and End of Life Care Learning Hub will also give short presentations. Topics will include common symptoms at end of life, spirituality, dementia and pain, and loss, grief and bereavement.
The sessions are the first time that the team behind the hub – the ‘Practice Development Team’ at Wigan and Leigh Hospice – have offered training and support to informal carers, alongside health and social care professionals. The team, formerly known as Hospice in your Care Home, have been delivering free education and training to staff in Wigan, since 2015.
Debbie Jones, Hub Lead, said: “We are so pleased to offer dedicated education for the first time to members of the public who are caring for a loved one. It is crucial to the support of those individuals whose caring role may be overlooked as they are a family member or friend of someone with a life limiting illness.
“The drop-in sessions are a welcoming safe place for anyone who has any questions or feels they have more to learn about caring for someone with palliative or end of life needs. Please do come and see us.”
Dates and times
Drop-in sessions at Standish Library on Cross Street, Standish, take place 12noon – 2pm on:
- December 12th
- January 9th
- February 13th
- March 13th
All presentations at Standish begin at 12pm.
Drop-in sessions at Pemberton Clinic, Sherwood Drive, Wigan take place 12.30pm to 3pm on:
- December 13th
- January 10th
- February 14th
- March 14th
All presentations at Pemberton begin at 12.30pm.
The Wigan Borough Palliative and End of Life Care Learning Hub is based at Wigan and Leigh Hospice, where a wide variety of education and training opportunities are available free of charge to health and social care professionals from Wigan Borough.
The facilities include a dedicated clinical skills room and training spaces where staff can learn about good palliative and end of life care.
More information
For more information please contact the Practice Development Team at Wigan and Leigh Hospice either by email: pdt@wlh.org.uk or by telephone: 01942 525566.