Harlington Hospice’s Child & Adolescent Bereavement Service Launches Pilot Project on Neurodiversity and Grief.
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 […]
Share your experiences of end of life care
Working together with other end of life care services, we are holding a public event in Hillingdon to hear residents’ experiences of the care their family, friends and loved ones have received. The event will take place at 1:30pm on Friday 8 April at Hillingdon Civic Centre, Uxbridge, UB8 1UW. We are particularly interested in […]
Beryl Howard Obituary – as seen in The Guardian
‘Beryl Howard, my Grandma, who has died aged 85, was a palliative care nurse who rose through the ranks to become manager of the pioneering Michael Sobell hospice, based at Mount Vernon hospital, in Northwood, Middlesex. ‘Beryl was the first nurse to be on the management board of the hospital; as a manager she was […]
Family pay tribute to Hospice that cared for wonderful daughter and sister in her final months
Georgi Baker, sister of Kellie ‘Kel’ Hayes, who sadly passed away at Michael Sobell Hospice in November 2020, after battling cervical cancer, aged just 38, speaks candidly about the care she experienced during her final months.    “Kel had a short stay in Michael Sobell Hospice in early 2020 as she was very poorly and needed […]
The Power of Pets
We know how important our pets are to us. They provide comfort, familiarity, and calmness, and it’s now recognised that they can make a huge difference to patients and families during traumatic times. Our Nurse Consultant, Jo Fernandes, is a keen horsewoman and runs a horse and pony visiting service that helps bereaved children and […]
