Supporting families of residents at end of life within the care home setting
This 2 day course will enable registered nurses to develop increased knowledge and enhanced skills to promote effective communication with families of care home residents with palliative and end of...
View ArticleBubble Rush 2017
We have teamed up with PPWH to bring you the chance to get involved in this exciting new event ! Bubble Rush is a family friendly 5k foamy extravaganza – open to all ages, and buggy and wheelchair...
View ArticleGift in Wills campaign raises funds for the Hospice
Throughout the month of October, Strathcarron Hospice ran its first Gift in Wills campaign which saw 13 local solicitors throughout Forth Valley, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth generously waive their...
View ArticleRegister for the Forth Bridge Abseil 2017
The Forth Bridge Abseil takes place each year, courtesy of Network Rail and Balfour Beatty. The next event will take place on Sunday 28 May 2017. Registration for the event is now open. Please read...
View ArticleAnnual Conference 2017 – New Directions in Palliative Medicine
28th & 29th September 2017 John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh Finding Strength: Challenges and Opportunities for Patients with Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders (incorporating the...
View ArticleVirtual Christmas Tree
Light Up a Life – Virtual Christmas Tree. How to create a light online To create a message simply donate any sum from £5 using the online form. On payment you will be able to enter your Message Tag...
View ArticleQuality End of Life Care for All (QELCA©)
An innovation in end of life care education. This exciting education initiative has caught the imagination of so many and is potentially so easy to deliver. The joy of the QELCA© programme is its...
View ArticleRelaxation & Gentle Massage Workshop
Monday 14th November 2016 9.30am – 4.30pm Cost: £75 (includes sandwich lunch) Venue: Strathcarron Hospice, Denny This workshop will focus on the practice of using relaxation and gentle massage to...
View ArticleChitty Chitty Bang Bang flies in to raise funds for hospice
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that one of the most famous cars in the world, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is currently in the Riverside Museum of Transport in Glasgow and is there to fundraise...
View ArticleLiving Right up to the End
DO YOU HAVE A CONDITION SUCH AS COPD, HEART FAILURE, CANCER, MS, MND OR OTHER LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS? DO YOU, OR HAVE YOU IN THE PAST, CARED FOR SOMEONE WITH SUCH A CONDITION? We want to hear your...
View ArticleGifts in Wills
Remember Strathcarron Hospice this October Strathcarron Hospice Gift in Wills Month For the last 35 years, Strathcarron Hospice has been providing care and support to local people and their families...
View ArticleTherapeutic Touch Workshop with Annie Hallett
The workshop will be an introduction to this complementary therapy and a taster of how this energy therapy could help patients and their families and indeed help ourselves to recognise the sanctity and...
View ArticleForth Carz to donate 5% of sales to Strathcarron.
Local used-car centre, Forth Carz, is proud to announce a new partnership with Strathcarron Hospice. Throughout the month of September, 5% from the sale price of every vehicle purchased will be donated...
View ArticleShop for a good cause
Many of you will be familiar with Strathcarron Hospice shops whether donating goods for re-sale or by shopping for that item. However many of you will not be aware of just valuable all this retail...
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We often find ourselves asking for help from our friends and supporters – to attend events, to volunteer in many different capacities, to raise funds – but on this occasion we are asking you to help...
View ArticleCongratulations Team GB
As team GB return clutching a massive Olympic medal haul – 13 of them Scottish – we at Strathcarron would like to congratulate them all for their incredible efforts. They will have worked for years...
View ArticleWelcome for French Visitor
Last week Strathcarron Hospice’s head of education, Dr Sally Boa welcomed a visit from a French resource nurse Lyn Silove. Many of you know Strathcarron is very much in the hearts of the local...
View ArticleSizzling donation to Strathcarron Hospice
Local butcher shop, Patricks of Camelon, has donated £1,500 to Strathcarron Hospice following a summer BBQ promotion. The award-winning butcher donated 25% from the sales of specially-branded...
View ArticleBest foot forward for Hospice
Many of you will know Strathcarron Hospice celebrated our 35th year of providing specialist palliative care and support to the people of Falkirk and surrounding areas earlier this year. There have been...
View ArticleA delicious lunch awaits you!
Throughout the course of a year Strathcarron Hospice puts on a series of events for your enjoyment. Our aim is, as far as possible, to offer something for everyone to give as many people as possible...
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