The Journey Together
North West Hospice Charity
Navigate palliative care with the North West Hospice Charity. We bring you compassionate, practical conversations about palliative care. Whether you're a patient, caregiver, or simply seeking to understand more about the end-of-life journey, our series provides real stories, insights, and gentle guidance—one episode at a time.
- What palliative care means and how it helps - Emotional support and counselling for families - Legal and financial planning during illness
- Hospice care myths and facts - Personal stories from patients and volunteers - Practical advice for caregivers and loved ones
- What palliative care means and how it helps - Emotional support and counselling for families - Legal and financial planning during illness
- Hospice care myths and facts - Personal stories from patients and volunteers - Practical advice for caregivers and loved ones
Episodes
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Sep 10, 2025 • 49min
Walking With You: Hospice Social Work
Aoife Molloy, inpatient hospice social worker supporting patients, families and children through end-of-life care. Kate Hawney, community and inpatient social worker providing therapeutic, person-centred support from referral to bereavement. They discuss palliative care myths, working with children, navigating difficult conversations, carer self-care, memory-making and holistic support in dying and grieving.
Sep 8, 2025 • 44min
Palliative Nursing Across Care Settings
Sharon Brennan, a community palliative clinical nurse specialist who provides home-based symptom support; Katy Tysalls, clinical nurse manager running an inpatient hospice unit; Rosaleen Hughes, clinical nurse specialist with long hospice and hospital experience. They talk about hospice care across home, hospital and inpatient settings. Conversations cover symptom management, family communication, triage and discharge coordination. Emotional, practical care is highlighted.
Sep 7, 2025 • 37min
Palliative Care: Services, Supports, and the Difference They Make
Jacinta Kelly, Director of Nursing with 20+ years in hospice care, and Nuala Ginnelly, long‑time operational lead shaping inpatient and community services, share their perspectives. They discuss what palliative care truly means. They outline hospice services, myths about hospice, community support, therapies, and choices about place of care. Personal stories underscore living well now.
Sep 1, 2025 • 1min
The Journey Together
Navigating Palliative CareA podcast from North West Hospice CharityDiscover The Journey Together, a podcast by North West Hospice Charity. Hear advice, personal stories, guidance and emotional support for patients, families, and caregivers navigating palliative careLaunching September 2025
