Service for people who died in Wexford General Hospital
WEXFORD General Hospital is holding its annual Service of Remembrance at Clonard Church on Friday, November 15 at 7.30 p.m.
The purpose of the service is to provide an opportunity for bereaved families and hospital staff to come together to remember loved ones who died at Wexford General Hospital or loved ones who died elsewhere but who had a significant connection with the hospital.
It is particularly intended for families and friends of those who have died in the hospital between October 1 2018 and September 30 2019 but all those who have experienced loss are wlecome.
This is the seventh year of the event which is open to people of all faiths and none.
Tea and coffee will be served afterwards.
The feedback from families who have previously attended the service has been very positive and it appears to have struck a chord with bereaved relatives.
Wexford General
Hospital is one of over
40 hospitals taking part in the Hospice Friendly Hospitals HFH Programme, an initiative of the Irish Hospice Foundation since 2007. The main aim of the initiative is to improve the culture of care delivered at the end of life in Ireland, for the benefit of patients, families and staff.
A Standing Committee for End of Life Care was set up in Wexford General Hospital in 2007 to look at the way care is delivered at end of life on a hospital-wide basis.
The committee is comprised of staff from all areas of the hospital. In addition to organising the Service of Remembrance annually, the work has included the sending of sympathy cards, refurbishments to the mortuary and relatives’ rooms, sourcing written bereavement information for relatives, developing education programmes for staff and working towards compliance with the Quality Standards for End-of-Life Care in Hospitals.