John Eastwood Hospice Trust Magazine 2013/14

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Supporting our NHS partners in the organisation and delivery of specialist palliative care services, both in the John Eastwood Hospice and in the community

Magazine 2013/14

Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NottinghamshireT: 01623 416840 | E: [email protected] | www.johneastwoodhospice.org.uk

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• Introducing John Wood - Hospice Chaplain

• What Is Palliative Care?

• A Year In Pictures

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Welcome ........................................3Our mission statement ....................3Be prepared....................................4Introducing John Wood ....................5A Year in Pictures ........................6-7Tree of Light - 20th Anniversary......8-9Celebrating Success ........................9What is palliative care? ..................10NatWest Audit Team ......................11John Eastwood Hospice Logo ..........11Patient-Led Assessment of the

Care Environment (PLACE) ..............12Hotel Services ..............................12Voluntary Staff ..............................13Nell Gwyn Charity Walk ..................13Chairman’s Statement ....................14

Welcome to the John Eastwood Hospice magazine, containing information about ourcharity and the specialist palliative care services provided here.Partnership working is very much a focus in the NHS, and the successful relationshipbetween the Hospice Trust and our NHS colleagues is a perfect example.

We are also very fortunate to have established an excellent reputation in thecommunity, and receive terrific support from individuals, businesses and schoolswho undertake some amazing challenges on our behalf.Our mission statement clearly states our objectives but in simple terms, whateverour role here we are all committed to doing the very best we can for our patientsand their families.You can help us do this in a variety of ways – please see page 13.

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Contents

Welcome

Our mission is to support our NHSpartners in the organisation anddelivery of palliative care by:■ The recruitment, training and

organisation of a team of volunteersto support and supplement theprofessional care staff in the hospicein order to enhance the environmentand quality of life for patients andtheir families.

■ The on-going provision of additionalresources and higher level services

not provided by the NHS.■ The development and improvement

of the existing facilities at thehospice.

In following the mission the HospiceTrust will:■ Raise such funds for the on-going

commitments and capitalexpenditures

■ Maintain appropriate reserves toensure that the on-going support issafeguarded for a reasonable period.

Our Mission Statement

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If you die without a Will theGovernment has a laid down set of ruleswhich will automatically apply known asthe Intestacy provisions. Theseprovisions set out a ‘pecking order’ as towho will be in charge of your estate andthey decide how your assets are sharedout between your family. The Intestacyprovisions don't always distribute yourestate as you would like - the provisionsDON'T state that everything you own willpass to your spouse after death. If youhave lived with a Partner, regardless ofhow long, that Partner is notautomatically entitled to inherit fromyou; your assets will pass to your family,leaving your Partner having to takeredress through the Courts for financialprovision from your estate. Regardlessof your relationship with your family,

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I have been ordained as a minister for34 years after my initial work as a civilengineer working on flood protectionschemes on the River Severn. My lastjob was to design a fish pass forsalmon to surmount the weir atShrewsbury. It was constructed after Ileft and it was only when I saw JohnnyMorris with a water bailiff at the weiron a television trip down the Severn,that I found out my design worked!

After 16 years in parish ministry I

took up a full time role as chaplain atKing’s Mill Hospital. I really enjoyedworking within the hospitalenvironment and working inpartnership with staff in caring forpatients and their relatives.

On May 1st this year, I began mynew role as Hospice Chaplain. I havereally enjoyed getting to know thestaff and volunteers who work at thehospice, and spending time with DayCare and In-Care patients as well asmeeting their friends and families.

People often say to me as theiropening words ‘I’m not religious’. I’mpleased to say that for me listening toa person’s story is far more importantthan talking about religion. If faith isimportant for the person, then I amvery much at home talking on thatlevel. However, what is often the caseis that faith becomes a struggle intimes of illness both for the patientand for their nearest and dearest. WhatI like is when they tell me as it is and

not how they think it should be.I am supported in my work by a team

of Chaplaincy volunteers. We are hereto care by offering friendship, alistening ear, a shoulder to lean on,counselling and prayer, whichever ismost appropriate for the individual. Weare available for everyone – staff,volunteers, patients and their friendsand families – of any faith, or of none.

Outside work I enjoy being agranddad, with all my three childrenhaving their own families. They vary inage from 11 down to newly born. Mywife and I live on the edge ofDerbyshire and walking in the countrywith my two collie dogs is a source ofgreat refreshment to me. For some golfis ‘a good walk spoiled’; for me it is amost enjoyably challenging game withmy ambition to play better.

Back at the hospice and contrary tocommon misconceptions, I am notshocked by anything I am told. I haveso often found that talking about ourtroubles is a way of putting down someof the heavy burdens we carry. I amonly too glad to support people inwhatever way I can.

Introducing John Wood - Hospice Chaplain

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■ 28 members and friends of the OldMeeting House Unitarian Church inStockwell Gate completed asponsored walk around Vicar WaterCountry Park and Sherwood Pines toraise money for the John EastwoodHospice Trust.

The walkers, aged between 5 and84, raised a total sum of £1,381.70.This was boosted by Barclays Bankwho had agreed to match themoney raised by one of the walkers

■ GK group at Mansfield invited localbusinesses to have their companylogo on the new Ford TransitCustom in March in return for asmall fee! We gratefully receivedthe proceeds of £1,093.34

■ Paul ‘Paulinho’ Cole set himself anamazing challenge to do 10,000burpees during July to raise fundsfor the Hospice Trust ‘because itwas the least I could do’. He raiseda magnificent total of £2,540.81.

What is a burpee? Well, for theuninitiated (as most of us at thehospice were), a burpee is acombination of a squat, push upand vertical thrust.

Paul came to the hospice and didtwo sessions of 300 counted downby our day patients and staff. Wewere all exhausted!!

■ Gill and Roy Fox celebrated theirGolden Wedding anniversary earlierthis year and asked for donationsfor the Hospice Trust in lieu ofgifts. A cheque for £400 waspresented to Vice Chairman DavidWilson at our Spring Fair.

■ Mansfield store Local 4 U presented£667.30, which was raised byselling their carrier bags, to trusteeHelen Gregory.

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■ Paul Walters and his niece Laurenbravely did a sponsored skydive inmemory of Paul’s dad Arthur, andpresented a fantastic £1,226 totrustee Martyn Knox.

■ The Hospice Trust is the chosencharity for both Coxmoor Golf Club’sCaptain and Lady Captain. Theyhave already raised a significantsum, £2,000 of which was raisedduring the Captain’s Away Weekendto Ireland. 5 euro penalties wereimposed for misdemeanours,including sand tax, water tax andlost ball tax! Someone even bravedthe Irish Sea at 7am forsponsorship!

■ Sweet Vintage Cupcakes. Thisfantastic cake was auctioned for £75!

■ Brian Hawkins completed the Leedsto Liverpool Walk during Septemberto raise much-needed funds. Thewalk is 145 miles long and tookaround 10 days to complete.

To date, Brian has raised astaggering amount in excess of£60,000 by walking approximately695 miles along the West HighlandWay, Robin Hood’s Way, Hadrian’sWall, the Cumbrian Way and theThames Path. All expenses,including accommodation, mealsand petrol are met by the walkers,so that every penny raised benefitsour charity.

Brian is pictured presenting acheque for £42,000 for the hospiceminibus.

■ Following a recent refurbishment to

their canteen, staff at Noble Foods,Bilsthorpe, celebrated by holding aChristmas raffle with proceedsbeing split equally between theJohn Eastwood Hospice and theAlzheimer’s Society. £500.25 waspresented to trustee Martyn Knox.

■ An annual rock concert Kevfest held

in memory of a hospice patient wasa great success and raised £602.03.

■ Lilian Townsend from Stanton Hill

Co-op had her head shaved andraised £200.

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■ Noble Foods

■ KevFest

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In 1993, an article in the hospicenewsletter about an unusual fundraisingproject in South Africa prompted me andfellow members of the Mansfield LionessClub to do something similar for JohnEastwood Hospice.

The project loomed large, especiallywhen we made a list of all therequirements, including a Christmas tree,cable, bulb holders and lots of 25 wattbulbs. Fortunately we had fantasticsupport from local companies whodonated everything we needed, and withthe considerable help of volunteers thefirst Tree of Light was erected anddressed, raising a magnificent £1,840.

The first few years were verychallenging as we dealt with unforeseenproblems caused by winter weatherconditions, and even stolen bulbs. Wewere often to be found replacing asmany bulbs as we could reach in snowand icy conditions!

We held many fundraising events in1999 so that we could celebrate theMillennium with a complete set ofmodern lights, which were relativelymaintenance free. Then in 2011, a

legacy enabled us to move furtherwith the times and buy state of theart LED lights.

Along the way, the Mansfield LionessClub disbanded after several years offundraising for local worthy causes.Some of us then decided to continuededicated fundraising for the hospiceand became appropriately known asSHINE.

The lighting ceremony has changedconsiderably over the years, developingfrom a small group of people attending achaplain-led service at the hospice to avery busy event at the Queen ElizabethSchool Hall. The first event was attendedby Denise Nolan who was appearing inpantomime in Mansfield followed byFreddy ‘Parrot Face’ Davies, Sooty andChris Gascoyne. However when itbecame apparent that thesignificance of the tree was beinglost because of their presence, wedecided to keep the ceremony simpleand no longer invite a celebrity guest.The format changes very little but thehighlight for me is a poem writtenespecially for us by Gail Chettle that

sums up the event so beautifully.Some years ago we created the Tree of

Remembrance, which enables sponsorsto write a personal message on a tagand attach it to our symbolic tree, whichstands in the hospice reception. This hasproved very popular with bereavedfamilies.

The Tree of Light began as afundraising event and has raisedover £100,000. (Despiteinflation a bulb can stillbe sponsored for just£10!) However, it hasbecome much more.It is a way ofrememberingthose we have

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loved and lost at a very special time ofyear. Indeed the vast majority ofdonations are in memory of a loved one– the gift you cannot give.

We are very grateful to CollisEngineering who arrange delivery ofthe tree and erect and dress it for us,and to Altitude Access for the loan of

a cherry picker.We hope that the tree will remain a

symbol of light and hope for many yearsto come, and that it will continue tobring comfort to us all.

(SHINE is a very small group and wealways welcome offers of help,particularly at the lighting ceremony.)

The Christmas Fayre raised themagnificent total of £6,500.50 in 2½

hours! Thanks to the volunteers,everyone who came and to those whodonated raffle and tombola prizes,

goods to sell and to those who bakedscrumptious goodies for our cake stall.We couldn’t have done it without you.

DIARY DATESSpring Fayre at the Hospice Saturday 5th April 2014 10am – 12.30pm

Musical Evening at SouthwellMinster with Mansfield & DistrictMale Voice ChoirSaturday 8th March 2014 Time 7.30pm

Moonlight Walk in conjunctionwith Rainbows Childrens’ HospiceSaturday 7th June 2014

Garden Party at the HospiceSunday 13th July 20141pm – 3.30pm

16-year old volunteerSarah Miles has beennamed as the overallwinner of theNottinghamshireOutstandingAchievement 4uthAwards for 2013.

65 young people in the county hadbeen nominated and Sarah was one ofseven teenagers who were named districtwinners in the awards.

Sarah was picked as the overall winnerin recognition of her caring for her Dadbefore he died in 2011 and being a carerfor her Mum since 2010.

She is also actively involved with theAshwood Centre in Kirkby-in-Ashfieldand was nominated for the award by theGenerations Project Co-ordinator there.

We first met Sarah at the hospicewhen she was a regular visitor alongwith mum Sharon and brother Mark tovisit her dad Peter.

Sadly Peter died but Sarah was so

inspired by the care and compassionshown not just to her Dad but to all thefamily that she wanted to help usmaintain our services, and in the lasttwo years she has been very busyfundraising for both the Hospice Trustand Cancer Relief Macmillan.

Sarah had to wait for her 16thbirthday before she could officially joinour voluntary staff and work in thehospice, but in the meantime she’shelped at hospice events, donated raffleprizes and made wonderful cakes for usto sell.

I was privileged to be invited to joinSarah at the awards ceremony atCounty Hall West Bridgford and alongwith her family felt very proud anddelighted when she was announced asoverall winner.

Sarah was described by the Chairmanof Notts. County Council as a trulyinspirational young lady. We think sotoo!

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Palliative care aims to support peoplewith advanced or progressive diseasesuch as cancer, motor-neuronedisease, heart failure or other long-term conditions and to maximisequality of life for patients and theirfamilies.

If symptoms or needs are complex,then referral to the specialistpalliative care service at JohnEastwood Hospice may beappropriate.

The Specialist Palliative Care teamincludes consultants in palliativemedicine, clinical nurse specialists,

physio- , occupational andcomplementary therapists, socialworker, chaplain and clinicalpsychologist.Our services:■ In-patient unit: a short stay in our

12-bedded unit providing complexphysical, psychological, social,spiritual, end of life or respiteneeds.

■ Day care facility: 60 places weeklyoffering assessment and review ofpatients, enabling the provision ofphysical, psychological and

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■ Out-patient services for medicalconsultations, clinical psychology,physiotherapy, occupational therapyand complementary therapy.

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Another fantastic example ofcommunity support, for which weconvey our sincere gratitude.

The rays of sunlight represent thewhole community of patients withinthe hospice.

The single ray symbolises eachpatient as an individual, whilst at thesame time being a member of a largercommunity - the hospice.

The sun itself symbolises life anddeath. Just as each day has a dawnand dusk, so does human life.

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■ Attend our fundraising events

■ Organise an event on our behalf

■ Sponsor an event

■ Have a collecting can at home oryour place of work

■ Donations in lieu of presents forbirthdays, anniversaries orweddings

■ Take part in a sponsored event

■ Become a Friend of the Hospice

■ Remember us in your will

■ Donate unwanted presents forraffle or tombola prizes

■ Donate foreign coins, usedpostage stamps, ink cartridges

■ Donate clothing, books, bric abrac for sale in our shops

For more information on how youcan help the John Eastwood HospiceTrust with it’s fundraising please call01623 416840 or visit our website.

How You CanHelp The JohnEastwoodHospice TrustPlease see below a fewvery easy ways in howyou can help us with ourfundraising.

■ Matt Greaves and daughter Ceryn aged 3 ready for the Worksop Fun Run. Over£500 sponsorship raised to date.

Our voluntary staff are an integralpart of the multi-disciplinary teamhere at the hospice, supportingprofessional staff and providingessential services that wouldn’totherwise be available. Theyundertake a variety of roles includingtea bar, reception, transportingpatients from home to day care,gardening, complementary therapies

and clerical support.We also have teams at our two

charity shops in Mansfield.Our volunteers range in age from 16

to 80+. They come from differentbackgrounds with different lifeexperiences, and each with their ownreason for being here. Whatever theirmotivation, they share that commonlink – to do the best they can for ourpatients and their families.

If you would like to join ourfantastic team, please get in touch.

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40 people took part in The Nell GwynCharity Walk 2013 from Linby Memorial tothe Nell Gwyn (approximately 9 miles) fora fundraising afternoon in aid of the JohnEastwood Hospice and in memory of RoyGreen, a pub regular and respectedmember of the local community. A buffetlunch was kindly provided by Dave andSandra of the Nell Gwyn. A cheque for£2276.24 was presented to DianeHumphreys, Hospice Trust Manager.

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new bus station in Mansfield will have amajor impact on custom.

Day care is offered to those who wouldbenefit from hospice services without theneed for admission. Those attending arecollected from home and brought to thehospice by our voluntary drivers in theircars or in the hospice minibus. A typicalday might involve a medical or nursingreview, complementary therapies andsocial activities including art and craftwork. A programme of outings andentertainment is planned at thebeginning of the year and will invariablyinclude trips on the St John’s AmbulanceCrusader on the River Trent and publunches.

Day care also offers respite to thecarers.

As we reflect positively on last year, weface a major challenge in the coming yearwhen the hospice roof will be completelyreplaced. We shall work closely with theappointed company to ensure minimumdisruption for our patients and theirvisitors whilst work is in progress, and willrely even more on the unfailing generosityof individuals, businesses, schools andorganisations in our community to enableus to fund the project as well as meetingour many commitments.

Unfortunately due to the timing of thework, for health and safety reasons weare unable to hold our annual summerGarden Party. Not only is this a majorfundraising event for us, but is also anopportunity for us to welcome thecommunity at large into our hospice sothey can see our beautiful building andgardens, which are so important to ourpatients and their families.

The project is due for completion inlate autumn.

I would like to take the opportunity tothank my fellow trustees for theircontinued support and our Hospice Truststaff and volunteers for their hard workand dedication. We continue to workclosely with our NHS colleagues tosupport specialist palliative care services,and although our roles are many andvaried, we are all committed to doing allwe can to enhance the quality of life forour patients and their families, and lookforward to doing so in the coming year.

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Once again we report on a year ofprogress and development, withsignificant changes along the way.

In May we were delighted to welcometwo new trustees, Helen Gregory andBrian Stopford who both bring a wealthof business knowledge and experience tothe Board.

We were sorry to say goodbye totrustee Margaret Mackay who retired atour AGM in November having served themaximum term of office of nine years.Margaret continues to support us in herrole of Vice President.

Portland College was the venue forafternoon tea in June to celebrate our20th anniversary. It was a wonderfuloccasion shared by staff and volunteers,support group members, trustees and vicepresidents. Special guests Mary and DonBrown, two of the founder trustees tookeveryone on a trip down memory lane asthey recalled the early days of thehospice appeal and negotiations with theNHS, which resulted in the wonderful andmost successful partnership thatcontinues today.

Long service awards were presented toacknowledge 5, 10, 15 and 20 yearsservice of staff and volunteers. Thetremendous commitment of our supportgroups who have been raising funds inthe community for over 25 years was alsoacknowledged.

Portland College is also the venue forour three annual commemorationservices, when we are joined by familiesand friends of those who have died toremember their loved ones. These servicesare an important part of the care that isextended to the bereaved.

A special carers’ day was held in Juneto mark National Carers’ Week. Carers wereinvited to spend the day at the hospiceand had an opportunity to have lunch, doart and craft work, have complementarytherapies including aromatherapymassage, reflexology and hand massage,and manicures.

We are very fortunate to have a patient/ carer support nurse who works withcarers and the bereaved, offering one-to-one support and support groupsmeetings.

‘Transforming Community Services’ wasa major reform and had a huge impact onhospice services. Hospice at home ceasedto be a separate service in Septemberwhen it integrated with the Macmillanteam to form the Community SpecialistPalliative Care Service.

We were sorry to say goodbye to DeniseBircumshaw, our Matron for over 10 yearswho left to take up a new post at KingsMill Hospital, to Pat Grundy who retiredfrom her post as Macmillan Nurse held forover 20 years and to Canon Reverend PaulBentley, Hospice Chaplain who is nowAssociate Priest at St Lawrence’s Churchin Mansfield.

All made a significant contribution tospecialist palliative care services in thehospice and in the community.

We wish them all well and look forwardto welcoming new Chaplain, ReverendJohn Wood and Emma Roberts, new Headof Service.

We were delighted to welcome manyvisitors to our hospice fundraising events.The Spring Fayre, the Garden Party andthe Christmas Fayre raised themagnificent sum of £16,000.

We are proud to continue toacknowledge the wonderful commitmentof our voluntary staff. Their hard workand dedication enables us to supporthospice services in many different ways.The concept of volunteering has changeddramatically over the years andincreasingly people from all age groupsand from all walks of life apply to workwith us. I’m delighted to report that wehave again welcomed a significantnumber of young people to our team.Their time with us may be limited but itproves to be invaluable experience fortheir future and both staff and patientsare delighted to work alongside them.

Fundraisers in the community haveagain been very active on our behalf andwe never cease to be amazed by theirefforts on our behalf as they undertakesome great and rather unusual challenges.

Our two shops in Mansfield continue tobe well supported by customers and thosewho generously donate good qualityclothes, shoes and bric a brac for sale. Weare optimistic that the opening of the

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