St Giles Hospice - Our Five Year Strategy - 2017-2022 St Giles Five Year Strategy 2017 | Page 6

Our care
Looking to the future
Our focus for the next five years is to:
B
 uild on the success of our new
confidential advice service and
work with a range of partners to
co-ordinate and simplify access
to information and care services I  ncrease support for carers,
whether they are family or
friends, recognising the vital
contribution they make and
the help they may need
D
 evelop a rapid response service
for people in our community
who urgently need support in
managing their symptoms  eek further opportunities to
S
work with the NHS and other
partners to reduce the number
of people dying in hospital when
that is not their preferred place
of care
B
 e at the forefront of developing
new ways of managing often
complex symptoms such as pain,
breathlessness, poor nutrition
and fatigue in order to improve
people’s ability to live a fulfilling
life for as long as possible
 aintain our existing services
M
which focus on high quality,
compassionate care that
supports the individuals and
those close to them
“It is a privilege to share laughter and tears with
patients , their family, friends (and sometimes
their pets) during the precious hours of care at
St Giles Hospice.”
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Over
7,000
people now supported
each year