Sarah, a Community Specialist Palliative Care nurse at Forest Holme, discusses the unique challenges involved in providing palliative care to homeless individuals with life-limiting conditions.
She discusses the barriers the homeless face when accessing healthcare, including the prejudice and stigma, and the challenges of managing pain relief alongside addiction, sharing real-life stories to illustrate the complexities they experience.
About Forest Holme Hospice:
Forest Holme Hospice provides palliative and end-of life-care and support to more than 1,500 people each year across Poole, Wimborne and the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses such as Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson’s, heart disease and respiratory illness.
Forest Holme Hospice Charity was set-up to ensure that everyone in the local community affected by a life-limiting illness or bereavement gets the care and support they need, either at home or in our dedicated hospice facility.
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What is The Life & Loss Podcast?
‘Life & Loss’ is a new 21-part podcast series from Forest Holme Hospice Charity offering support and guidance for individuals facing a life-limiting illness or navigating grief.
Episodes will be released every week and the series brings together individuals of different ages and backgrounds with unique first-hand experiences, alongside healthcare professionals, to share their stories, knowledge, information, and strategies for coping with the many challenges associated with life-limiting illnesses and grief.