Palliative Care
Awareness Day – Thursday 4th February 2016 10.15am – 2.30pm
Worcestershire Health Libraries, in partnership with the
University of Worcester, are holding a Palliative Care awareness day on World
Cancer day. The Palliative Care Event at The Hive will take place on Thursday,
February 4 and will look at the work of local hospices, children’s hospices,
future planning and where to go for help and information.
It has been organised in conjunction with the University of
Worcester’s Centre for Palliative Care Research, which is run in partnership
with St Richard’s Hospice. It will involve various speakers from the NHS and
other hospices and is aimed at demystifying what care for life-limiting
illnesses involves.
The event will be held at The Hive, Worcester, with talks
from representatives of:
• University
of Worcester’s Centre of Palliative Care research
• St.
Richard’s Hospice
• Worcestershire
Health and Care NHS Trust
Also included will be information on the following local and
national services:
• Acorns
Hospice
• Macmillan
Information service
• Primrose
Hospice
• Worcestershire
Health Libraries – evidence-based information
This event is aimed at anyone with an interest in end of
life care.
Refreshments will be provided. This is a free event.
For further information please contact David Chamberlain
01527 505773 david.chamberlain@worcsacute.nhs.uk
Or to reserve a seat go to http://www.thehiveworcester.org/whats-on
and follow “Special events” link
