Report: Marie Curie Volunteer Companions

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16th March 2021

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“The Marie Curie Companions service at Musgrove Park Hospital aims to improve the dying experience for people who die in hospital and to emotionally support their families.
Between July 2014 and February 2015, the service received 74 referrals for support from a Companion volunteer. This has resulted in 173 hours and 55 minutes of support provided across 119 visits. Visits mainly involved companionship. The majority of referrals came from the Dunkery (Stroke) and Wordsworth (Care of the Older People) wards and 70% were for dying people with a primary diagnosis of a condition other than cancer. This means that the Companions service is reaching different people than those who are supported by the MCNS.”