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Commitment

We are committed to providing free, high quality care to all those who need it, and to do so with compassion, honesty and integrity.

At St Columba's Hospice, every patient is treated with dignity and their wishes are respected. An individual care programme is devised to meet particular needs and each patient is encouraged to participate in preparing it.

We strive to keep patients informed of the progress of their illness in a sensitive and honest manner, recognising that each individual may have a different understanding of their disease.

The care is delivered by a skilled, multi-professional team whose task is to create an environment of mutual respect between all of the staff and those in their care.

Chaplaincy

We are all too aware that patients and relatives are trying to make sense of what is happening to them at this time too. The chaplaincy service is available to all connected with the hospice to listen and be with individuals and families.  In doing so we may assist people to discover, or rediscover, the resources within and around them to help deal with their present situation.

For those who wish, the chaplaincy team can offer prayer and share rituals of their faith tradition with them. We are able to contact a representative of any faith community for patients if required.

The beautiful Columba Room is available 24 hours a day to all as a place for quiet reflection.