In collaboration with Marie Curie, The Myton Hospices brand new Support Line will provide practical and clinical information, as well as emotional support for people living with or caring for someone with a life-limiting illness.
Support is also available for people experiencing bereavement following the death of a loved one with a life limiting illness.
The service is available to anyone with a life-limiting illness, their families and carers, you do not have to be known to Myton to access this free support, but it is also available to those who have accessed Myton services, and their loved ones.
You can contact the Support Line by calling 01926 351761 Monday to Friday 8am-6pm (Bank Holidays 10am-2pm) and Saturday 11am-5pm.
The Support Line is operated by a multi-disciplinary team of information and support officers, registered nurses, bereavement support specialists and trained volunteers.
Michelle Linnane, Associate Director of Service Development & Improvement at The Myton Hospices, said:
“We are delighted to offer this new service to people in Coventry and Warwickshire affected by life-limiting illnesses. The addition of the Support Line alongside our existing services ensures we can be there for more people living with a life-limiting illness, their carers and loved ones, when they need us.”
For more information, please visit www.mytonhospice.org/Phone
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At The Myton Hospices we believe that everyone matters for every single moment of their life; we focus on enhancing life when cure is no longer an option. We are not just about end of life care, we support patients and their loved ones right from the moment they are diagnosed.
We have three hospices in Coventry, Rugby and Warwick, and have the only Hospice Inpatient beds in Coventry and Warwickshire. We care for people aged 18+ living with a wide range of life-limiting illnesses including Respiratory, Heart & Neurological conditions, Cancer and Organ failure.
We have launched an urgent appeal to raise £240,000 which could fund the recruitment, training and salary for five registered nurses for a year, to ensure more people in Coventry and Warwickshire can access a Hospice Bed.
The appeal has been launched to address spiralling demand and costs, with both at an all-time high. More people need a Hospice Bed now than ever before, demand for our Inpatient Units has increased by 11% in the last 12 months. Tragically, 3 out of 5 people on the waiting list for a Hospice Bed at Myton will die before they can access one.
We are a charity, we are not the NHS, and we have to raise £11 million of the £14.3 million it costs this year to continue providing our services free of charge to patients and their loved ones. Just 20% of our funding comes from the NHS. We rely on donations and support from our local communities.
Find out more online at www.mytonhospice.org/Appeal
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