 St
Giles Philosophy
The trustees and staff at St
Giles Hospice have adopted the following philosophy, which lies at the
heart of all that the hospice does.
1
Best Possible Quality of Living
St Giles Hospice's primary purpose
is to enable the best possible quality of living and dying for those who
are terminally ill. We aim to achieve this through delivery of the highest
standards of specialist and holistic care in a choice of settings to those
with cancer and other complex end of life diseases (palliative care).
2
Serving the Whole Community
We are committed to equity of
access to our services for the whole community we serve, including patients'
carers. Aware of our responsibility to the wider community as the area's
major independent charity, we aim to ensure sound governance and management
of the charity. As a part of our governance, we strive to keep the community
informed of our work and to be recognised as a centre of expertise and
excellence. We involve the community in our care through the promotion
of volunteering, in both service delivery and fundraising.
3
In Collaboration with the NHS
We believe we best serve our
community by working in collaboration with the National Health Service.
We aim to complement and supplement treatment and care available within
the NHS, to contribute to the strategic planning of palliative care, and
to share expertise with other professionals within the wider community.
4
New Expertise
We aim to be aware of new areas
of expertise acquired in fulfilling our primary purpose and to develop
such expertise as a part of our service provision.
5
Free at the Point of Delivery
Our care is free at the point
of delivery, without charge to patient or carer. We therefore aim to be
prudent and cost effective with expenditure whilst ensuring the most effective
and co-ordinated income generation.
6
Independent and Innovative
St Giles is an independent charity.
We are determined to use to best advantage the flexibility this offers
us in the development of services, and to be innovative and at the forefront
of clinical, educational, IT and fund-raising developments within the
hospice movement. We are always ready to respond to unforeseen opportunities
to develop our services and our income generation activities.
7
Supportive and Caring
Our commitment to delivery of
the highest standard of care can only be met through recruiting the highest
quality staff and volunteers and ensuring their continued development.
Further, our dedication to care can only have integrity if we also care
for all volunteers and staff throughout the St Giles group. We are therefore
committed to a culture of caring for and valuing everyone associated with
St Giles, including continuing education of staff and volunteers.
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