St Giles Hospice - Our Five Year Strategy - 2017-2022 St Giles Five Year Strategy 2017 | Page 3

Our care
Because your life matters
We believe that anyone living with
a potentially terminal illness has
the right to live as well as they can.
The way society cares for people
who are dying is not good enough.
Our aspirations are for everyone
in our community to:
H
 ave their symptoms well
managed
B
 e able to talk openly, should
they wish, about their future
and concerns for those
close
to them
H
 ave access to advice and
support at all times of the
day and night
B
 e respected as the unique
individuals they are
B
 e in control of the choices
they may need to make
St Giles was founded to improve
the care of local people dying with
cancer and over time we have
responded to the needs of others
in our community whose illnesses
may not be curable such as motor
neurone disease, heart failure, MS
and respiratory disease.
Our range of services and activities
– whether delivered at one of our
sites, in partnership with other
community organisations or at
home – all aim to help people feel
part of their communities and to
live the best life they can.
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