Hospice at Home (Pembrokeshire)

Description

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking to renew the contract for Hospice at Home Services in Pembrokeshire Hospice at home services aim to enable patients with advanced illness to be cared for at home, and to die at home if that is their preference. Care may be provided to prevent admission to, or facilitate discharge from, inpatient care for crisis management or for longer periods of care. Care may also support times of rapid change. The Hospice at Home service is a day and night service provision. The key components of the Hospice at Home service, which are provided by an organisation registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) who have appropriate and demonstratable experience in providing Palliative and End of Life Care in people’s homes are: Provide personal care and support to the patient; Provide care in a timely manner from receipt of a referral; Respite and support for carers and families.