News

HOSPICE OPENING & CLOSING DAYS

 

• The hospice is open all week.

 

MONDAY 23rd  

 

• Helen Southworth and Matt Kilbane will both be starting their new roles at Derian House today! Helen will be joining us as HR & OD Manager, and Matt will be joining us as Finance Director.

 

• Today will be Eid celebration day here at the hospice! All staff will receive an Eid lunch free of charge, and Derian’s children and young people will be enjoying lots of fun activities throughout the day.

 

• There will be a Vinten Weekly huddle this morning at 11:30am.

 

• Today is National Puppy Day, and so our CYP will be taking part in puppy crafts this morning – making paw print potato stamps, before making their way to Astley Park in the afternoon.

 

• The Sensory Room will be closed this afternoon for cleaning.

 

TUESDAY 24^th

 

• Playgroup will be held today in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 11:30am.

 

• There will be sensory messy play this morning, and later on our CYP will be heading to the cinema for movie time!

 

• There will be interviews for clinical support workers taking place throughout today.

 

• NEET daycare will be taking place today in The Lodge between 10am and 3:30pm.

 

WEDNESDAY 25^th

 

• The Cornerstones group will be meeting this morning in the Seaside Room between 10am and 12pm.
• The CYP will be taking part in mindfulness colouring this morning, before pet therapy with Andy and Buddy at 10am, and music therapy with Rachel at 11am.

 

• This afternoon there will be in-house hydrotherapy.

 

• There will be a Clinical Policy Development Review Group today at 2pm.

 

• The Lodgers’ first Sports Club session will be taking place at St Joseph’s Primary School from 6pm – 8pm, where they will be practising all things Boccia & Kurling.

 

THURSDAY 26^th

 

• The Derian Grandparents Group will be meeting today in the Seaside Room from 10am – 12pm.

 

• Members of the team from Wigan Warriors will be coming in today to drop off Easter eggs for our families.

 

• Our CYP will be playing on Sunshine Park this morning, and will be taking part in sensory exploration in the sensory room in the afternoon.

 

• Darwen Vale will host their annual circuit training day today – the event has been running for 16 years in total, and will be the last organised by Derian community ambassador Wayne Hartley, who is retiring this summer. The school has raised almost £100,000 for us in that time.

 

• The Referral Panel will be meeting today.

 

• The Lodge will be holding a Family & Wellbeing Team Meeting today.

 

FRIDAY 27^th

 

• Today is Wear a Hat Day! CYP will be crafting hats this morning, before wearing them and taking part in a hat parade and photoshoot later today!

 

• There will be interviews for nurses taking place throughout the day.

 

• Friday Night Club will be taking place in The Lodge from 6pm-9pm, with some fun time spent up in the Sunshine Park!

 

SATURDAY 28^th

 

• This morning there will be in-house hydrotherapy, and later today there will be Sensory Storytime in the lounge.

 

• There will be a Youth Family Drop-In at Derian from 1:30pm to 3pm in The Lodge.

 

SUNDAY 29th 

 

• Our CYP will be making hand and footprint art this morning, before going on a scavenger hunt this afternoon!

 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

 

• Thanks so much for sending your news this week. If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to between 30th March – 5th April, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.uk, georgina.morton@derianhouse.co.ukor DLcommsandmarketing@derianhouse.co.uk before Thursday 26th March.

 

Have a great week everyone!