Weldmar Hospicecare Trust

We have raised: £56.85

About Weldmar Hospicecare Trust

Weldmar Hospicecare Trust is an independent charity working in Dorset and all our services are provided free of charge. 70% of the funds we need is raised locally; the rest is given by the NHS. We are the only agency providing specialist palliative care in North, South and West Dorset.

Our job is to support people in Dorset affected by cancer and other life-limiting diseases, largely at the end of life. We work both with patients and their families. We also provide respite services for people with complex long-term progressive conditions. As the only specialist agency in the area we also educate our colleagues in primary care and the acute and independent sectors on how to deliver high quality generalist palliative care.

Funds raised may be used to ...

A donation of £10 provides essential clinical supplies for one patient for one week in Joseph Weld Hospice A donation of £20 provides an aromatherapy or massage session for a patient which will help to reduce anxiety and relieve pain and sickness A donation of £35 provides a visit by our occupational therapist to a patient in their own homes, enabling them to retain as much independence as possible through the provision of equipment and/or rehabilitation as their condition allows. A donation of £50 provides a physiotherapy treatment for a patient in our Day Hospice or in-patient hospice or in their own home to help manage symptoms such as breathlessness or pain or to rebuild strength and mobility. A donation of £100 provides a home visit by one of our Community Specialist Nurses. They provide advice and support to patients with complex problems associated with their condition in their own homes, helping them to cope with the difficulties associated with their illness. They also liaise with GPs and District Nurses after their visits to ensure that patients receive the best possible care. A donation of £350 provides a day of in-patient care for a patient at Joseph Weld Hospice. Our team of dedicated highly trained doctors and nurses care for patients at Joseph Weld Hospice 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Legal description

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE COMPANY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF SUCH OBJECTS) A) BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND CONDUCTING A RESPITE CARE CENTRE AND HOSPICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE DORSET RESPITE AND HOSPICE CENTRE B) BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND CONDUCTING OTHER HOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL NURSING HOMES AND CLINICS IN ENGLAND OR WALES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF PERSONS OF EITHER SEX WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY ILLNESS, DISABILITY, DISEASE OR OTHER INFIRMITY WHETHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL AND BY PROVIDING MEDICAL OR OTHER TREATMENT AND ATTENTION FOR ANY SUCH PERSONS AS AFORESAID C) BY PROMOTING OR ASSISTING IN THE TEACHING OR TRAINING OF DOCTORS, NURSES, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS AND OTHER PERSONS ENGAGED IN ANY BRANCH OF MEDICINE, SURGERY, NURSING OR ALLIED SERVICES D) BY CONDUCTING OR PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ANY ILLNESS, DISABILITY, DISEASE OR INFIRMITY AND PARTICULARLY

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