Strathcarron Stories Podcast

04: Denise Charity on Hospice at Home

Strathcarron’s Hospice at Home service celebrates double figures and is turning ten years old. Today, we chat to Denise Charity, the Lead Nurse for the service for the local Hospice charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care in the community. Denise shares her own personal story of why she chose to work in palliative care and provides us with an overview of the Hospice at Home service.
Strathcarron’s Hospice at Home service has been awarded the highest rating of ‘Grade 6’ and ‘Excellent’ across all evaluation parameters inspected by the Care Inspectorate for the last 5 inspections (2016-2023).
The specialist service was initially launched in 2014 with support from The Big Lottery Fund for five years. The grant ended on 31st July 2019.  As there has never been a funding commitment for Hospice at Home from the NHS, this service, that supports over 400 local people and their families each year, is mostly funded by the generosity of the local community who bake, run, jump, as well as donate and buy in Hospice charity shops to keep this vital Hospice service running.
Thank you Denise
 
For more information on the service, and if you have a professional referral: Hospice at Home | Strathcarron Hospice
 
For inspioration on how you could help support the hospice and fundraise for Strathcarron Hospice: Fundraising involvement | Strathcarron Hospice
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By sharing people stories, we help to raise awareness of Strathcarron's services and impact, as well as to reduce the fear of Hospices and encourage more conversations about death and dying.Hosted by Ailsa (from Communications) and Ross (from IT) sees us out and about, speaking to our own staff, as well as people living with life limiting conditions and the families they support.We're nurses, doctors, social workers. We're volunteers, cleaners, cooks & therapists. We're fundraisers, administrators, accountants & physiotherapists. We will share their stories.We also aim to ask and answer your questions.The conversations we’ll have with our teams will be around their roles, impact and how each person supports people with life limiting conditions. We will also speak to volunteers, local organisations, fundraisers, schools - a whole host of people connected to the Hospice too.If you have any questions re hospice or palliative care, Strathcarron Hospice, or would like to be on the Podcast, or have a story to tell, please get in touch via our email Podcast@StrathcarronHospice.net.
 

03. Living with grief and a cancer diagnosis: Laura's Story (Part 1)

Today's Strathcarron Story is from the wonderful Laura. 
Laura's sister died in Stratharron and now she is living with stage 4 incurable breast cancer. Her brother is also diagnosed with cancer too. 
Her story is heartbreaking and inspiring in equal measure. She is a beacon of positivity and light and we hope you enjoy the first part of her story. Laura is also being supported by our Live Your Life team, so she will be a regular guest as we travel alongside her on this journey.
In part two coming up, she chats how she's 'living her life'; supported by our palliative care teams. She is an advocate of accessing palliative care as early as possible in your life limiting diagnosis. 
- Information: Strathcarron's Live Your Life Team: Live Your Life Team | Strathcarron Hospice
- Laura's Instagram page: Laura McGowan 🐝💜 (@abcdfucancer) • Instagram photos and videos
 
Thank you Laura. 
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By sharing people stories, we help to raise awareness of Strathcarron's services and impact, as well as to reduce the fear of Hospices and encourage more conversations about death and dying.Hosted by Ailsa (from Communications) and Ross (from IT) sees us out and about, speaking to our own staff, as well as people living with life limiting conditions and the families they support.We're nurses, doctors, social workers. We're volunteers, cleaners, cooks & therapists. We're fundraisers, administrators, accountants & physiotherapists. We will share their stories.We also aim to ask and answer your questions.The conversations we’ll have with our teams will be around their roles, impact and how each person supports people with life limiting conditions. We will also speak to volunteers, local organisations, fundraisers, schools - a whole host of people connected to the Hospice too.If you have any questions re hospice or palliative care, Strathcarron Hospice, or would like to be on the Podcast, or have a story to tell, please get in touch via our email Podcast@StrathcarronHospice.net.

02. Our last conversation with CEO of Strathcarron before she retires: Irene McKie

The chief executive of Strathcarron Hospice is to retire this summer after 18 years at the helm.
 
Under her leadership, Irene McKie has helped the hospice significantly develop our services and income with a 74 per cent increase in patient referrals.
In this episode, you'll hear an insight into her leadership, key moments over her time as CEO and more about her as a person. 
As Irene retires today (31 July 2024), we wish her all the very best in her next exciting journey...and wonder if she will write that book! :)
 
By sharing people stories, we help to raise awareness of Strathcarron Hospice's services and impact, as well as to reduce the fear of Hospices and encourage more conversations about death and dying.
The new Strathcarron Podcast, hosted by Ailsa (Communications Manager) and Ross (from IT) will see them out and about, speaking to our own staff, as well as people living with life limiting conditions and the families they support.
 
The best thing about Strathcarron, is the people. These highly dedicated, specialist teams across the Hospice and out in our local communities, to the people living with life limiting conditions and the families they support.
This Podcast will tell their stories.
We are nurses, doctors, social workers. We are volunteers, cleaners, cooks & therapists. We are fundraisers, accountants & physiotherapists.
We aim to ask and answer your questions. The conversations we’ll have with our teams will be around their roles, their impact and how each person supports people with life limiting conditions. We will also speak to patients, families, volunteers, schools - a whole host of people linked with the Hospice too.
If you have a story to tell, get in touch via our social media channels or email Podcast@StrathcarronHospice.net
 

01. Strathcarron Stories Intro

By sharing people stories, we help to raise awareness of Strathcarron Hospice's services and impact, as well as to reduce the fear of Hospices and encourage more conversations about death and dying.
 
The new Strathcarron Podcast, hosted by Ailsa (Communications Manager) and Ross (from IT) will see them out and about, speaking to our own staff, as well as people living with life limiting conditions and the families they support.
 
The best thing about Strathcarron, is the people. These highly dedicated, specialist teams across the Hospice and out in our local communities, to the people living with life limiting conditions and the families they support. This Podcast will tell their stories.
We are nurses, doctors, social workers. We are volunteers, cleaners, cooks & therapists. We are fundraisers, accountants & physiotherapists.
We aim to ask and answer your questions. The conversations we’ll have with our teams will be around their roles, their impact and how each person supports people with life limiting conditions. We will also speak to patients, families, volunteers, schools - a whole host of people linked with the Hospice too.
If you have a story to tell, get in touch via our social media channels or email Podcast@StrathcarronHospice.net