Working in partnership

The Hospice at Home team works closely with GPs, district nurses and other hospital healthcare professionals involved in your care providing nursing and personal care, helping you and your family cope with a terminal diagnosis and the final few weeks and days of life at home. The team supports the District Nursing team, who hold the central role in the delivery of care in the last days of life for our patients at home, with specialist support, care and advice.

Volunteer-led home support

To enable patients to stay at home, sometimes for much longer than would otherwise be possible, we also provide volunteer support to patients and their families in their own homes through our Home Support (HS) service. 

This could include assistance with shopping, ironing, taking the patient on outings, helping with their children, accompanying the patient on hospital visits or simply allowing the carer a few hours break. An HS volunteer is often described as a "good friend" by many of the HS patients - someone who will listen and befriend. 

The HS volunteers work closely with Phyllis Tuckwell's clinical nurse specialists and Patient & Family Support team to provide a seamless service, dedicated to supporting patients and their families at an extremely difficult point in their lives.

If you'd like to help and are interested in becoming a Home Support volunteer, please see our Volunteering page for an application form or email voluntary.services@pth.org.uk