Visits

Cotswold Care Hospice welcomes medical students, student nurses and a range of health and social professionals.

We feel that some of the most valuable learning opportunities happen when students talk to patients and experience the hospice first hand.

Professional visits

Cotswold Care Hospice arranges open afternoons for professionals throughout the year. The afternoons outline the services available, how to refer and how we integrate with other health and social care providers. We also offer tours of our facilities.

To find out dates of our information afternoons, please contact care services on 01453 886868 or email careservices@cotswoldcare.org.uk

Medical students

Final year medical students from Bristol University spend a day at Cotswold Care Hospice during their palliative care module, to learn more about day hospice work.

Students are challenged to explore a holistic approach to care, spending time with therapists, counsellors, day hospice and hospice at home staff. They, most importantly, spend time with the patients.

Their experience at the hospice consists of:

Tour of the hospice and an introduction to Cotswold Care especially the holistic approach.
A period in day therapy learning and observing the activities there. Meeting nurses, therapists, art for health and pastoral care.
Lunch with the patients.
Teaching spots with lymphoedema nurses, counsellors and hospice at home staff.
Time to listen to a patient about their personal experiences.