New hospice service allows end of life care at home
Nottinghamshire Hospice has set up a new service to allow people to receive end of life care at home with their families, rather than in hospital.
Bruce Osborne was a patient who used the service while he was alive, which allowed him to see his family before he passed away two weeks ago.
Mr Osborne suffered from lung cancer, COPD, and diabetes. He had been given just weeks to live & was receiving palliative care at Leicester's Glenfield hospital.
His family were becoming increasingly concerned about him catching coronavirus as he was surrounded by Covid-19 patients on his ward in hospital.
But thanks to the Nottinghamshire's Hospice service, Mr Osborne was sent home where he was able to spend his last moments with loved ones.
Our correspondent Phil Brewster speaks to Mr Osborne's granddaughter Samantha Tomlinson:
The service is being funded with the help of a £4,000 grant.
The Hospice says being at home is what most patients prefer, to being alone and frightened on a hospital ward.
The Director of Care Services says patients "want to be able to look into their gardens and see the things that are familiar to them."
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