The Change Makers
A podcast celebrating the remarkable not for profit people dedicating their careers to making positive change.
We'll be talking to society's fixers, menders, mopper-uppers and fighters about why they do their job, what they see in their work and why it matters.
The Change Makers
Karen Delin, Saint Francis Hospice, on nursing at Christmas, myths about hospices and her love of caring for others.
Caring and making change at Christmas.
Karen Delin is a ward sister at Saint Francis Hospice, based just outside Romford in East London. She knew she wanted to be a nurse from the age of 5, and during the early years of the career she had dreamd of, she quickly realised palliative care was her passion.
Our Christmas episode is a beautiful listen. Karen works every Christmas Day, so she shares what they do at Saint Francis Hospice to make the day as special as it can be for the patients on her ward and their loved ones.
She also explains what it is about caring for people that she loves, she tackles a few of the common misconceptions about hospices (that they are scary and only for the end of life), how she deals with the highs and lows of a job that people assume is always sad, and why hospices offer so much value to the medical world.
We recommend you listen to this whether you've experienced hospice care and you know how fabulous they are, if you have always wondered how the incredible staff do their jobs, or whether you believe hospices are sad, dingy places where nobody wants to be (because Karen will prove you wrong).
- Find out more about Saint Francis Hospice.
- Learn more about Hospices in the UK.
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