Severn Hospice
Severn Hospice - Shrewsbury and Telford
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Organisation: |
Severn Hospice |
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Address |
(1) Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 8HS (2) Apley Castle, Telford, TF1 6RH |
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Contact Number: |
01743 236565 |
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Clinical Lead: |
Dr. Jeremy Johnson, Medical Director |
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Lead Chaplain |
Rev Harry Edwards |
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Geographical Area Covered: |
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and North Powys |
Organisation Website: www.severnhospice.org.uk
Services Available
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Service |
Yes / No |
Brief description of service including criteria, staffing, operating hours |
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Inpatient specialist palliative care beds |
Yes |
Consultant-led specialist palliative care provision. Currently16 beds open in Shrewsbury and 8 beds in Telford. |
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Hospital advisory team |
Yes |
Four hospital based CNS. Two at Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals and two at Princess Royal Hospital (Telford). Hospice consultants chair the Hospital MDT. |
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Community advisory team |
Yes |
A Community CNS Team operating 9-5 Monday to Friday. |
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Outpatient clinics |
Yes |
On both sites on Wednesdays with additional sessions organized on an ad hoc basis. |
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Lymphoedema service |
Yes |
Hospice GPwSpI led service with therapy provided by Hospice physiotherapists |
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Day hospice |
Yes |
Three days per week on each site. |
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Hospice at home |
Yes |
Referrals from 0900-2200 seven days per week. |
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Complementary therapies |
Yes |
Complementary Therapy lead supported by trained volunteers |
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Bereavement services |
Yes |
Provided by Hospice Social Workers and trained volunteers. Includes family work. |
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Other (please specify) Compassionate Communities (Community Volunteer Support) |
Yes |
Support for communities to develop their own volunteer support networks for frail and vulnerable people. Operational in three townships with a further four under development |