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The Friends of Harlington Hospice

The Friends of Harlington Hospice have been a long running group of volunteers and supporters of our Hospice for nearly 20 years. Many of the current committee members worked alongside Mary Hopkins MBE and her husband Reg Hopkins to help establish the Hospice in Hayes and Harlington. Their fundraising efforts ultimately led to the purchasing […]

Thirty-One Years of the Sobell Bridge Club

The Sobell Bridge Club has been a long standing supporter of Michael Sobell House. A club dedicated both to fundraising and to providing a community group, it has raised funds for the building of the Michael Sobell Centre, supported its members throughout COVID-19, and at its heart is a warm and welcoming group. Our Communications […]

Behind the Stethoscope: A Journey of Compassion – Insights from a GP Trainee

In the last week of her 6-month GP trainee rotation at Michael Sobell House, Dr Mariam Koronfel spoke to Harry, our Communications Officer, about her time working on the Inpatient Unit. Mariam shared about her experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the value of simply being present for someone else, and the […]

Brenda and Kelly’s Story

Kelly and Brenda lying close together and smiling.

In Summer 2021, Brenda’s health was declining and it became clear to her and her daughter, Kelly, that they’d benefit from some additional support. Brenda and Kelly worked with Harlington Hospice’s Inpatient Unit and Hospice at Home Teams throughout the rest of Brenda’s life. After a stay in hospital in 2021, it was important to […]

Local community works with Hospice Chaplain to respect religious rite

Imam Rizwan Rawat, chaplain at Michael Sobell House and part of the Spiritual Care Team, was recently involved in organising a Muslim burial over the last week of someone’s life. Here, he discusses the importance of a quick burial in Islam, the organisation of the burial and how working with the Watford Muslim Community made […]

Cuddlebeds and the Camino Way

At Harlington Hospice we understand how important it is to be close to the people we love, during the good times and the bad. And no one knows this more than our Michael Sobell House Nurses who support the people staying at our Inpatient Unit and their family and friends. This is why our Palliative […]

Anita and Eila’s Story

On the 14th April 2021, Anita’s mother Eila died whilst staying at our Inpatient Unit at Michael Sobell House. Anita writes below about her family’s experience and the deeply precious moments spent with Eila during her final days and hours. 14th of April 2021 – 6:30 am I could hear my Mum‘s breathing, slow and […]

Harlington Hospice’s Child & Adolescent Bereavement Service Launches Pilot Project on Neurodiversity and Grief.

Child & Adolescent Bereavement Service Team standing next to their research poster on Neurodiversity and Grief, at Hospice UK 2022 Conference. In a staircase pictogram

Harlington Hospice’s Child and Adolescent Bereavement Service (CABS) has successfully secured National Lottery Community Funding for a project about Neurodiversity and grief, specifically focusing on Psychoeducation and Parent and Carer Support. Since receiving this grant CABS has launched its first series of Parent Support Groups taking place from March till June 2023. In the past […]

Words from Steve, our Chief Executive

Tuesday 4th April 2023 Steve Curry, Joint Chief Executive at Harlington Hospice and the Michael Sobell Hospice Charity, shares his thoughts on the charities’ new merger and rebrand. And why he sees the merger as a launch pad into the future of hospice care for our local community. “Since Harlington Hospice started to deliver the […]

Our 2023 Merger

Harlington Hospice and the Michael Sobell Hospice Charity have legally merged operations. Over the last 47 years, the Michael Sobell Hospice has been a place of hope and support for local people with a serious or terminal illness and those close to them. In 2018, the closure of the Michael Sobell Inpatient Unit in Northwood […]

Matron Carol stands with a woman in a blue sari in our gardens at Lansdowne House

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