St John s Hospice senior staff nurses Trish McKee and Wazhma Mansouri
- Credit: Polly Hancock
St John’s Hospice has added more carers to its team and widened its financial support to enable it to meet the needs of terminally-ill patients during the coronavirus pandemic.
Since last March, inpatient admissions have risen by 20% as the stress of Covid takes its toll on some patients with pre-existing conditions. And while its day care unit – normally used by more than 60 patients every week - remains closed during the latest lockdown, the team has been working hard to stay in contact with all isolated patients.