News

HOSPICE OPENING & CLOSING DAYS

 

• The hospice will be open all week.

 

• The care team will be out in the community throughout the week, to provide children with care in their own homes.

 

• Support staff will more than likely be off on Bank Holiday Monday, so it’ll be much quieter in and around the hospice!

 

• The hospice will be open for planned respite until Friday 9^th.

 

MONDAY 4TH

 

• May the 4^th be with you! Not only is it Star Wars Day, but it’s also National Orange Juice Day, where we will be celebrating with collage crafts and orange cake baking.

 

• There’ll be swimming lessons in the hydrotherapy pool from 3pm – 7pm.

 

TUESDAY 5TH

 

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

 

• There will be a fire alarm test today at 2pm.

 

• Create your own cartoon strip in Messy Play to celebrate National Cartoonist Day.

 

• Our in-house children and young people will be splashing around in the hydrotherapy pool.

 

WEDNESDAY 6TH

 

• The Derian Dads Bereavement Group will be meeting tonight in the Seaside Room from 7pm – 9:30pm.

 

• The Care Team has a Care Database Forum today.
• The Lodgers will be attending their new weekly Sports Group from 6pm – 8pm tonight at St George’s School.

 

• Rachel will be visiting us for her hour of music from 11am in the Snug.

 

• Rainbow Hub will be visiting us to use our hydrotherapy pool this morning, and in return we’ll be off to their HQ for some rebound therapy!

 

THURSDAY 7TH

 

• The Mums at Derian group will be meeting in the Seaside Room tonight from 7pm – 9:30pm.

 

• The Referral Panel will be meeting today.

 

• The Lodge is running its NEET daycare today, where Lodgers will be cooking in the morning before going to the park in the afternoon.

 

• There will be an IPC (Infection, Prevention and Control) Audit today.

 

• Let’s go to the beach! (From the comfort of the hospice). We’ll be enjoying sand and water play.

 

• There’ll be no pool or sensory room today as work on the fire doors continues to happen.

 

FRIDAY 8TH

 

• Our team will be hosting a midwifery study day for external midwives.

 

• What will we see on our spring walk to Astley Park?

 

SATURDAY 9TH

 

• Family Stay & Play will be in the Conference Room today from 1:30pm – 3pm.

 

• Our children and young people will be enjoying a morning of sensory stories in the Lounge.

 

• We’ll be decorating biscuits in Danni’s Diner this afternoon.

 

SUNDAY 10TH

 

• The Forget Me Not Service will be taking place today from 2pm on the field beside Derian.

 

 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

 

• Urmson will be on site from Tuesday 5^thto Friday 8^th to complete remedial work on the fire doors.

 

• The marquee for the Forget Me Not Service on Sunday will be set up on Friday 8^thand Saturday 9

 

• Thank you 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 11th – 17th May, please send an email to morton@derianhouse.co.ukor DLcommsandmarketing@derianhouse.co.uk  before Thursday 7th May.

 

Have a great week everyone!