News

MONDAY 14^th

• Old Swan Films are back in the hospice filming back-to-back interviews for their Derian House documentary ‘The Little Things.’

 

• It’s World Lizard Day! We’ll be celebrating with themed arts and crafts in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

 

• Denise (Complementary Therapist) will be perusing the bedroom corridor to deliver massage and reflexology sessions to our in-house children and young people.

 

• Our super siblings will be back at the hospice for summer scheme shenanigans from 1:00pm – 3:00pm today.

 

• A group of Derian’s young people will be at Lodge Day Care for gaming fun today.

TUESDAY 15^th 

• Join Gareth the gardener in the greenhouse for gardening fun this morning.

 

• Our latest session of Family Day Care will be based in the Seaside Room today. We’ll be welcoming a bunch of our families for summer holiday fun!

 

• Let’s get baking! We’ll be making some tasty treats in Danni’s Diner this morning to take home.

WEDNESDAY 16^th

• Music teacher Rachel will be in the Snug from 11:00am to entertain us with an hour of music fun.

 

• Our children and young people are off to Astley Park this afternoon to feed the ducks.

THURSDAY 17^th

• The weekly Care Team Huddle will be held in the Care Team Office from 9:30am. Someone from each team is encouraged to pop along and give an update.

 

• The staff engagement sessions for the new Clinical Director will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:30am – 12:30pm today.

 

• Let’s get our bodies moving, it’s music and movement time with Claire (Wellbeing & Play Worker).

 

• Our School’s Out lads will be back at the hospice for another summer holiday session.

FRIDAY 18^th

• Sixteen of our incredible Derian supporters will be taking to the skies at Black Knights Parachute Centre today for the (rescheduled due to poor weather conditions!) Dare for Derian.

 

• It’s Friday, so let’s kick back, relax, and enjoy a Spa Day! We’ll be enjoying foot spas, fingernail and toenail painting in the Sensory Room this morning.

 

• Our children and young people will be enjoying individual and group sessions with Martha in the Snug from 2:00pm this afternoon.

SATURDAY 19^th

• To celebrate International Orang-utan Day, we’ll be doing themed arts and crafts in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

 

• Her name is Tallulah, and she’s visiting us with her human Claire today for pet therapy fun!

 

• Sensory Story Time with Caroline (Wellbeing & Play Worker) will take place in the House Lounge this afternoon.

 

• A baking-themed session of Lodge Day Care will take place in the Lodge today.

SUNDAY 20^th

• Another day, another Dare for Derian event! Today, a whopping 48 Derian House supporters will jump 15,000 out of a plane to raise vital funds for their local children’s hospice.

 

• Our in-house children and young people will be in the hydrotherapy pool for fun and splashes this morning.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before.

Have a great week everyone! J