Trustee
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Ruth is a keen advocate for the unique skills needed by community workers across health and social care. Working as a district nurse and then a community matron she has had the privilege of caring for patients and their families in their own home for many years. Community work requires a team approach and hands on care provided by support workers is vital in ensuring that people can remain in their own homes. Over the years Ruth had observed the care provided by the hospice team and heard the glowing terms with which patients described the positive impact of their interventions. That expert knowledge of caring for people at the end of their life and the compassion required to deliver it makes a Hospice at Home team a very special team indeed. Last year Ruth was delighted to have the opportunity to move into the role of operational lead for Hospice at Home at St Peters Hospice which serves the community across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Starting in the role Ruth spoke with leaders of other Hospice at Home teams in the local area and was surprised by the difference in service models that sit under this umbrella term. The similarity though is the feedback from service users about the unique and positive experience of having had a Hospice at home team involved at the end of patients lives. Being involved NAHH is an opportunity to promote and highlight the work being done by community workers who are often unseen and unsung. Ruth is keen to be involved in bringing to the fore this sometimes-hidden workforce who day and night are out there doing the most incredible work. |
