After lots of planning the 1st & 2nd cohorts were trained with a 3rd planned for Sep 2018.
The End of Life Care Volunteers go through our main volunteer office & once they have recieved their volunteer training programme & relevant checks they join a cohort and recieve their EOLC training with our fabulous Jules Lock Lead EOLC Volunteer & Jules Lewis Lead Nurse for EOLC.
We cover the Swan Scheme, Communication, Mouth care, Safeguarding, Support and so much more. They meet key people in the Organisation & other volunteers. They recieve a volunteer handbook with job description, useful contacts, maps etc.
EOLC Volunteers work closely with the EOLC Service to support patients and their families at the hardest of times by offering companionship to patients who have few or no family or to allow family to have a well deserved break & look after themselves.
So far we have 13 Volunteers & swan song volunteers who can sing to patients.
More volunteers are coming forward to join the service.
Feedback from staff and relatives has been amazing. Supporting our volunteers in their role is very important to us at SaTH.
This service is growing slowly and safely with kindness at the centre of all we do because we have one chance to get it right for every person every time.
Thank you Jules Lewis & Jules Lock at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. T
hank you to all our Volunteers who make a difference at the hardest of times. @JulesLewis6