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Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice Support was set up in 1988, to provide a service that was lacking, to support terminally ill patients in the community.
From small beginnings, just 3 volunteers, it has grown to a group of 20 volunteers managed on a day to day basis by a co-ordinator, Debbie Harfield, a deputy co-ordinator, and a part-time Secretary.
We annually support approx. 80 - 90 patients, suffering from life threatening illnesses, covering Ashill, Castle Acre, Hillborough, Litcham, Marham, Narborough, Northwold, Shouldham, Swaffham, Weasenham, Wendling, West Acre, West Dereham and Whissonsett. We are a non-medical organisation giving practical and emotional support in a variety of ways.
Volunteer carers visit patients at home and will help with shopping; fetching prescriptions, sitting with the patient so the family can have time out. Volunteers get full training and are carefully chosen to match the patients' needs.
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