dorothy house hospice care wendy barker head of family support services
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Dorothy House Hospice Care
Wendy BarkerHead of Family Support Services
Dorothy House service areaand adjacent hospices
Bristol
Taunton & Yeovil
GloucestershireSwindon
NHS Funded
What does Dorothy House provide?
• Community nursing & family services in patients’ own homes • Hospice inpatient unit with 10 beds• Specialist doctors on site and on call• Day patient unit
What does Dorothy House provide?
• Hospice at home service• Family Support services, pre- and post-
bereavement• Outreach centres at Trowbridge and
Peasedown St John• Complementary therapies for patients and
carers
Family Support Services
Providing support to patients, family and carers before and after bereavement
Social workPsychological serviceAdult bereavement serviceChildren and young people’s serviceChaplaincy
How do we respond?Help patients, families and carers with
emotional, social and practical needs
Pre- and post-bereavement support
Work with children and young people before and after the death of a parent/grandparent
Support bereaved relatives with a team of 30+ trained volunteers
Children & Young People’s Service
Helping children to understand and cope during their parent’s illness and after their death
Things children tell us.........
CYPS - Therapyand Play
Safeguarding Children and Adults from Abuse
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• Jessica• Ex-partner Mark • Their children:
Tom (10) and Lucy (8)
• Jessica’s mum: Sue
What do we do?Jessica’s story
