News

What’s on Weekly (Monday 12th January – Sunday 18th January)

HOSPICE OPENING HOURS

 

  • The hospice is open every day and night this week for respite.

 

MONDAY 12th 

 

  • We’ve got two new students starting, in the form of Erin Hallam (Student Nurse, here for 10 weeks), and Iona Antwis (Student Nurse Associate, one week). If you’re going on any visits or have any activities planned that would be an appropriate learning experience, please let Alison know.

 

  • Crochet & Crafts will meet in the Seaside Room for their first group of the year from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

 

  • Our children will be snowflake painting in the Messy PlayZone today.

 

  • Swimming lessons with Caroline recommence in the Hydrotherapy Pool this afternoon after the Christmas break.

 

  • A new hoist system will be installed in Lodge Bedroom 1 and 2, and the adjoining bathroom.

 

  • Retainers will be installed in the Lodge office and Karen (CEO)’s hospice office today and tomorrow.

 

  • There will be on-screen training in the Skills Lab from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. ‘Life after neonatal care: Findings from The Smallest Things 2025 report’.

 

TUESDAY 13th

 

  • Our children and young people will be partaking in sensory bowling and splashing in the pool today.

 

  • Playgroup is back for another term of play, fun, and friendship. It’ll be based in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 11:30am for our Derian babies and toddlers, and their siblings.

 

  • There’ll be a community baby massage visit today.

 

  • Alison will be speaking at the Together for Short Lives Educators Forum about our paediatric palliative care e-learning modules, and the transfer over to the NHS Learning Hub.

 

  • There’ll be Vantage training in the Conference Room for Care Team staff, with two sessions running from 2:30pm – 3:30pm, and 3:30pm – 4:30pm.

 

WEDNESDAY 14th 

 

  • Sensory stories with Caroline will be held in the House Lounge this morning.

 

  • Music hour with Rachel will take place in the Snug from 11:00am this morning.

 

  • Our children and young people will be making glass sun catchers in a crafty session in the Messy PlayZone.

 

  • The Lodgers staying with us will be hoping for a STRIKE when they go bowling today.

 

  • Maxigiene is servicing the TMVs across the hospice and taking water samples for testing today and tomorrow.

 

  • Derian Dads group for our bereaved dads will take place in the Seaside Room from 7:00pm – 9:30pm.

 

THURSDAY 15th

 

  • We’ll be making paper plate polar bears today in the Messy PlayZone.

 

  • Join us in Danni’s Diner as we make yummy baked goodies to take home.

 

  • There’ll be another baby massage visit today.

 

  • The first Mums at Derian group will take place in the Seaside Room for our lovely Derian Mums from 7:00pm – 9:30pm.

 

  • The first of the year NEET day care groups will be held in the Lodge.

 

  • Our first Values Workshop will be held in Vinten Meeting Room, and will be an opportunity to be involved in our values work. Please email Karen (HR) to book on.

 

  • We Are Derian will be held in the Seaside Room from 1:30pm – 2:30pm. Feel free to turn up, find out about updates, and share news about your area of work.

 

FRIDAY 16th

 

  • Sounds great! A music and movement morning will take place in the hospice this morning.

 

  • Our Wellbeing Team will be off out for some play in the community visits today.

 

SATURDAY 17th

 

  • Let’s splash about in the hydrotherapy pool this morning.

 

  • Tweet tweet – our children and young people will be making bird feeders in the Messy PlayZone this afternoon.

 

  • Family Stay & Play for our children will take place in the Conference Room from 1:30pm – 3:00pm today.

 

SUNDAY 18th 

 

  • It’s National Winnie the Pooh day! We’ll be celebrating with crafts in the morning, and a 100 Acre Wood scavenger hunt.

 

STAFF NEWS

 

  • Congratulations are in order for our CEO, Karen, who got married to her partner Chris on December 31st in a ceremony held at Gretna Green.

 

  • Tanya gave birth to a healthy little girl – Rosie Grace – on New Years Eve at 1:14am, weighing 4.6kg. Congrats!

 

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 19 – 25 January, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.uk before Thursday 15 January.

 

 

Have a great week everyone!