Should we talk about death?
Our Palliative Care Coordinator Andy Knee poses this important question and highlights the innovative ways our Palliative Care Service is supporting clients who are at risk of death or in need of bereavement support. Should we talk about death? In St Mungo’s Palliative Care team, we think the simple answer to this question is yes. Death is something that […]
“There are no words”
Tracey Jacob, St Mungo’s Housing Management and Lettings Coordinator, based in Westminster, shares her experience of working with people who are homeless and near the end of life. When a person has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, there are no words that can describe the emotions or feelings. When a client has no family, […]
Hope from terrible tragedies
Niamh Brophy is St Mungo’s Palliative Care Coordinator. We are the only homeless organisation to have such a person, supporting both clients and staff with ‘end of life’ experiences. For most of us, I hope Dying Matters Week is an opportunity to talk to our loved ones about death and the things that feel important […]
People who are homeless and facing the end of their life
As Dying Matters Week comes to a close, Niamh Brophy, St Mungo’s Palliative Care service – the only one of its kind in the homelessness sector in the UK – explains more about how the service helps people the end of their lives. Last week I met John. He is 65 and has been intermittently […]
