The Rosemary Foundation - Hospice at Home
in the UK
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About The Rosemary Foundation - Hospice at HomeHow the Rosemary Foundation is Funded How the Rosemary Foundation works Would you like to work with us? Our Mission
“Palliative care” - Palliative Care offers help in the form of control of unpleasant symptoms without seeking to cure How the Rosemary Foundation is FundedThe Rosemary Foundation is a registered charity and there is no charge to the patient. In rare situations the service is paid for through a contract with the NHS; in the remaining cases the costs incurred have to be met from our charitable funds. Registered Charity No 1064723 We are always looking for ways to make sure that those who could benefit from us as a ‘Hospice at Home’ organisation are aware of what we offer; if you think you can help at all, or have ideas of ways we can raise our profile, do please let us know. We have also supplies of our information leaflet, and if you would like to have copies to distribute, please just ask. And of course as always we are happy to hear from those who would like to discuss working with us as healthcare professionals or as helpful volunteers, or who would like to organize a fund-raising event. In March 1997, the Sue Ryder Home, Bordean House, Langrish, Hampshire, a Palliative Care Unit, closed as the lease on the building expired. The unit had provided for cancer and other patients through continuing care for those at their lives’ end, as well as respite care, symptom control and convalescence, supported by counselling services for patients and their families. Following the closure, local general practitioners and staff from Bordean House felt there was a resulting gap in the care offered to terminally ill patients, suffering not necessarily from cancer but from other chronically debilitating illnesses as well. It was agreed on the need for a continuing palliative care nursing service in the area. It was to meet this need that The Rosemary Foundation was founded by former Bordean House staff, and the Foundation has since extended the area in which it operates and in which it finds its support, so that it is currently active in a wide area including North, Mid, and South East Hampshire. The Rosemary Foundation staff will continue mostly to work from home, but the office provides us with a venue for meetings, as well as a secure place to store our confidential records and our modest library. The office is not staffed full time at present, so we can’t invite our friends to just drop in unannounced, but we would be very happy to meet you over a cup of coffee if you would like to give us a ring first. Our telephone 01730 269996 is installed in the office, but incoming calls are normally diverted automatically to the senior duty nurse. The full address is The Rosemary Foundation, 35 Lavant Street, Petersfield, Hants GU32 3EL You can contact us by email at info@rosemary-foundation.org.uk How the Rosemary Foundation works Our service is provided by a team of qualified and experienced specialist nurses, counsellors and care assistants, supported by providers of clerical, financial and administrative services. To keep indirect costs as low as possible, staff work from their own homes, meeting regularly to discuss individual cases. The Board of Trustees and the Management Committee (with responsibility for day to day operations) also meet regularly. Patients who are referred to us are assessed by one of our nurses, who will visit the patient and their family, and also contact other healthcare professionals involved, particularly the GP and District Nurse, to assess the type and degree of care required and how this may best be provided. A care plan is drawn up with the patient and care arranged, with one named carer appointed to take overall responsibility in each case. Anyone may refer a patient to us, but normally it will not be possible to take on the care of any patient without the full agreement of their GP. Would you like to work with us? The Foundation is always very happy to hear from anyone who can offer support, be it fundraising or other forms of voluntary contribution. Please write, telephone or Email us. We also welcome contact from healthcare professionals who would like to discuss paid work with us. Please write, telephone or Email us. We are always looking for ways to make sure that those who could benefit from us as a ‘Hospice at Home’ organisation are aware of what we offer; if you think you can help at all, or have ideas of ways we can raise our profile, do please let us know.
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