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UPDATE - Friday 9th November 2018

The decisions and DRAFT minutes for the External Services Select Committee meeting on Tuesday, 30th October, 2018, have just been published.

It was made clear that the decision to close the Hospice inpatient unit was made by the NHS and not by any action of the charity.

We have asked for a correction in the draft minutes to state the Charity Chief Executive does not attend ENH Board meetings.  The Council will correct this inaccuracy in the final set of minutes.

The key points from the meeting are –

  • The Director of Estates for Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust (HHT) did not attend as requested by the Committee.
  • East and North Herts NHS Trust (ENH), Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG, Healthwatch) and the charity (MSHC) were represented.
  • That on March 2018 the Care Quality Commission raised concerns to ENH about the Hospice inpatient environment. These were significant enough for the acute trust to determine that the inpatient unit was not safe for the care of patients with palliative and end of life care needs.
  • ENH stated that, as the service provider, they were responsible for the care and safety of patients.
  • ENH confirmed they were responsible for the decision to relocate patients to Wards 10/11 in the hospital.
  • ENH reiterated that the decision was made based on patient care, not on finances and was not as a result of any funding decision made by the charity.
  • It is noted that the poor communication between the 2 NHS Trusts (ENH & HHT) has resulted in decisions on the future of the building not being made.
  • The charity confirmed the on-going commitment to continue to raise funds for the care and support of the Day Hospice patients and their families. .

 

The draft minutes can be accessed via https://modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=3421&x=1&  and the final minutes will be published by the council in due course. 

Thank you all for your support as we continue to campaign for Michael Sobell Hospice patients, families and the local community to have access to Hospice beds and services.

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Wednesday 31st October 2018

We would like to thank everyone who came along to the London Borough of Hillingdon External Services Select Committee meeting last night.

Your support to the charity, and the support from the rest of the community, is really important to us as we continue to campaign for Michael Sobell Hospice care.

The agenda for this meeting that was held in public can be found HERE

and the minutes will be available, via the council, in due course.

Many Thanks

Judi (Chief Executive)

Friday 28th September 2018

We were pleased to meet this week with Sir Michael Sobell's granddaughter Gaie Scouller - one of the trustees of The Sobell Foundation

The Foundation is a grant-making trust established by Sir Michael in 1977 for general charitable purposes, which  included the original set-up costs of the hospice. 

We updated the Foundation about the current challenges facing end-of-life and palliative care services in the north of Hillingdon.

We talked about our aim to protect inpatient and day services in a rebuilt, renovated or relocated hospice - including standing ready to raise capital funds for an achievable plan. 

And we explained the need for NHS leaders to put concrete proposals for hospice care on the table by the end of 2018.

We will always be grateful for the Foundations commitment to hospice care in our community - and will be keeping its trustees fully informed about our next steps.

CEO Judi Byrne, Chair - Rosalind Williams, Trustee - Daksha Dodhia and Trustee Designates Cllr John Hensley & Philip Austin 

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We are NOW fighting to protect the future of hospice care in Hillingdon.

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