Public education open house visits

To encourage a wider understanding of illness, death, dying and loss and services available, we are opening our doors wider to offer education to the general public, potential service users and carers and anyone who is interested in end of life care. The Government's End of Life Care Strategy (2008) and the work of the new ‘Dying Matters Coalition’ encourages us to pursue actively a health promotion agenda. This is offered in a number of ways at St Christopher’s Hospice which include:

• schools projects with primary and secondary age children and young people, working with patients in the hospice and residents in care homes
• the Cicely Saunders concert series offering members of the community the opportunity to enjoy music from celebrated musicians and ‘step into’ the hospice
• library and bookshop resources
• web-based information and
• a social care blog at www.stchristophers.org.uk/blogs

If you want to find out more about these, email education@stchristophers.org.uk  Includes sandwich lunch

• What we aim to achieve for people with advanced illnesses
• how we can support families and carers
• the thinking behind hospice and palliative care and
• a brief tour of St Christopher’s Hospice.