Members of local community and faith groups have been visiting the Hospice to find out more about the help we can offer patients and families facing the most difficult of times.
Earlier this year we met visitors including Lily Kandahar from Black2Nature, Asma Qadar from the Bangladesh community and Muna Abdi from our local Somali community. Shenaz Dar, Chair of the local Pakistani Welfare Organisation, Councillor Mohamed Makawi, former councillor Amal Ali, and Afzal Shah, a prominent local Muslim leader and former Bristol City Council cabinet member for Sustainability also joined us too.
Our outreach team, led by Caroline and Muna, met our visitors and outlined the range of support we offer to people living in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, including emotional and psychological therapy and help from our multi-faith and social work teams. These visits are also an opportunity for us to find out more about the needs of each local community and how we can best be of help.
Speaking about her visit to St Peter's, Muna Abdi said: "I didn't know there was a service that can come into the home and help the family and the patient. It's had a very positive impact on me today. I knew the Hospice existed, but I thought it was just for end-of-life care. Now I know it can help with pain management, help the family cope, you can have therapy if you need it, and all those services are available here and for free."
Afzal Shah said: "It's been a great opportunity to come here and see how people who may be facing an end-of-life situation have this free accessibility to nature and the dignity which they are treated with. The facilities here are absolutely fantastic and if I was in that situation, it's absolutely the place I'd want to be. You can see that it's very inclusive in terms of different faiths providing a contemplation area in the prayer space. That's very important to people."
We look forward to meeting more members of our local communities in the coming months.
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