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Welcome to the St Barnabas House Blog

Here you'll find articles about what we do, and how we support people with life-limiting illnesses. All blogs written by expert hospice staff, patients and family members - on a range of topics we're passionate about and think you'll find interesting.

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What is a bereavement support group?
Counsellor, Alice, tells us all about the Connections bereavement group aims to bring together people who are isolated in their grief.
A patient and occupational therapist out in the hospice gardens.
Helping you live with frailty
Find out about our six-week Frailty Wellbeing Programme as part of our Living Well service, helping older people and their carers with the challenges that come with ageing and reduced mobility.
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Dying Matters Week – Katie’s Story
What happens when you are grieving a death of a loved one, and your workplace is a hospice? Our Future Care-Coordinator Katie Barrett shares her story.
Patient and nurse planting at the hospice
Living Well at St Barnabas House
In Spring 2021, we introduced a new Living Well service. This innovation in care aims to enhance the support available for patients recently diagnosed or requiring help with early symptoms, with the number and type of sessions continuing to grow and diversify.
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What is complementary therapy?
Find out what complementary therapy is, hear from our complimentary therapists, and read how our patients are benefitting from different therapies.
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What to expect when visiting a hospice
We want you to know what to expect when visiting St Barnabas House, and hopefully settle your nerves.
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Working with our artist in residence
"Art is all about enjoying something and having a sense of ‘yes I can’, not ‘I can’t’. It can be very empowering. The art room is all about giving you time and skills when you might feel like everything else is taken away from you."
Therapy dog, Betty
Meet Betty – the service dog putting a smile on everyone’s face
Each visit to a hospice patient is tailored to their needs. Some of our patients and family members might want to have Betty visit them in their room to cuddle and fuss over her.
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The importance of our patient gardens
We try to encourage nature as much as possible into our gardens, people often comment on how lovely it is to look out their windows and see and hear wildlife.
Documents and research
How does research inform hospice care?
Participating in health care research helps us develop, improve, and provide the best quality of care to our patients and their families.
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Art and storytelling at the hospice
" I have often heard ‘I can’t paint, I can’t draw’, and that may be the case, but it does not mean you are not creative. Everyone has a story to tell"