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As a local Scottish Hospice charity, we’ve so many powerful personal stories. This Podcast is a way of sharing them with our amazing community. We’re ’opening our doors’ so that people can get to know more about the individuals and teams who make up their Hospice, within the building and out with too. 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 condition ...
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08: Hospice Care Week and our Charity Shops
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For one week in October, Hospice Care Week shines a spotlight on hospices, and the amazing staff. We know YOU, our local community do incredible things to support Strathcarron – from donating to our shops, to running marathons. But hospices need more support from governments to be able to play their full part in meeting the challenges we face in th…
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In this episode, we have a lovely chat with Mandy Malcolmson, the lead nurse of our Live Your Life team. Mandy shares the incredible journey of transforming palliative care through the Live Your Life Hospice service. Mandy recounts her experiences from managing 'daycare' services to adapting to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. She dis…
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06: Living with a Cancer diagnosis: Laura's story (Part 2)
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Welcome back to part two of our inspiring conversation with Laura. In this episode, Laura delves deeper into her own Secondary Breast Cancer diagnosis and shares her personal journey with our Live Your Life team. She opens up about the misconceptions around palliative care and how it has positively impacted her life. Laura also discusses her plans …
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Join us for an as we sit down with Susan Bateman, the dedicated ward manager of our inpatient unit. Discover the intricacies of running a Hospice ward, the passion behind the care, and the personal journey that led Susan to this vital role. We delve into the misconceptions about hospice care, emphasizing that it's not just about the final moments b…
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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 prov…
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03. Living with grief and a cancer diagnosis: Laura's Story (Part 1)
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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. La…
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02. Our last conversation with CEO of Strathcarron before she retires: Irene McKie
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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 mo…
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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 we…
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