Day Hospice
Information about our Day Hospices
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Why you would become a patient at a Day Hospice
The Seven Hospice Day Hospices are designed to help you to lead as normal a life as possible while living with a progressive illness.
You can be referred to our Day Hospices at Newtown, Shrewsbury or Telford. You will normally be referred to the Day Hospice nearest to your home. You would usually visit the Day Hospice one day per week or fortnight, on the same day of the week.
The Day Hospice provides a menu of services that you will be able to choose from. We can help you with advice on pain and symptom control and advice to help you make decisions about your care. We will help you to maintain your independence or to adapt safely to having reduced independence.
As a Day Hospice patient you will have regular access to our full range of nursing, physiotherapy and medical support. You will also be able to talk to our social workers and chaplains.
You can receive physiotherapy, complementary therapies (such as 
aromatherapy, head massage and reflexology) or just something as simple as a relaxing bath.
Our Creative Therapists organise artistic and creative activities to help you develop new skills and to build on your existing talents.
You will also find that you get to know the other Day Hospice patients, as well as the staff and volunteers at the Day Hospice. Many of our patients form strong bonds at the Day Hospice and enjoy their visits because of the chance to chat with the friends they make there who have a good understanding of their condition and how it affects their life.
How referral works
You will normally be referred to the Day Hospice by your GP, and your GP will continue to co-ordinate your care. We will stay in close contact with your GP and any other health professionals who are working with you.
Your GP will complete a referral form and once we have received this we will phone you (we aim to do this within five days of receiving the form). If you are not on the phone we will try to contact a relative or carer. If there is no-one we can phone, we will send you a letter suggesting an appointment.
On your first visit to the Day Hospice, one of our nurses will sit down with you, talk through your condition and fill in the paperwork we need to provide your care properly. You might not see a doctor on your first visit to the Hospice (this will depend on the specifics of your condition) but you will see a doctor within your first three visits.
The services provided at the Day Hospices
The Day Hospice in Newtown is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
The Day Hospice in Shrewsbury is open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
The Day Hospice in Telford is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Follow the links for information on how to get to our Hospice sites.
You will normally arrive at around 9.30 in the morning and leave in the mid-afternoon. If you need a lift to or from the Day Hospice we may be able to arrange for one of our volunteer drivers to collect you and drop you safely back home.
The Hospice is not a hospital and you will find it has a much more relaxed atmosphere. You will be welcomed with a cup of tea or coffee and be able to spend time in a comfortable lounge, conservatory or in our gardens. We have consulting rooms to enable you to talk to doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, social workers or others in private.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are available at all times. Lunch is freshly prepared each day by our own kitchen staff and we can tailor your meal to what you want. So if you are a vegetarian, don’t like spinach or need to eat kosher, or if you just fancy some ice cream, we will be able to serve something tasty that you will really enjoy.
Other things it might be useful to know
If you need some of the services of the Hospice but don’t want to attend the Day Hospice you might find it would be more suitable to ask to be referred to one of our clinics.
We will monitor your condition over the course of your visits to the Day Hospice. At least once every three months a doctor and a nurse will review the progress of your condition with you. One of the issues we will discuss with you at these reviews is whether you will benefit from continuing to attend the Day Hospice.
Most patients attend the Day Hospice on their own. If you want a carer or relative to attend then please discuss this with us.
