“places like the Hostel – and there are far too few – can offer peace and beauty, both spiritual and material, at a time when the dying and their relatives need these to help their faltering faith and strength”. Staff from the Hostel were deeply involved in the growing interest in terminal care in the wider medical community and represented the Hostel at the Royal College of Physicians conference in London, at the Guild of St Luke Conference in Newcastle, the international conference in Boston, the first conference at St Christopher’s Hospice and the annual symposium of Marie Curie.Ī special appeal was launched to raise funds for the Hostel, which included a leading article and letter to the editor in The Times on 7 March 1952.
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This calls for a "high standard of medical and nursing care, with the full support and understanding of relatives and friends, yet in a homelike environment." The new council reaffirmed their commitment to be “open to all in need on recommendation of a doctor with no distinction on grounds of circumstance, nationality or religious belief, and to maintain the atmosphere of a real home.” The Hostel aims to enable each patient to live as near normal life as possible. Trinity’s Council, in place since the 1900s, took over management to run the hospice as a secular, independent establishment as the remaining six nuns running the Hostel could not find sufficient novices to replace them.
HM Elizabeth the Queen Mother visited in March 1981 and ‘planted’ a new copper beech in place of one that had to be felled.Įven though the building is difficult and the patients ‘mortally ill’, Medical Officer Dr West says it is gratifying to see patients whose symptoms are under control while remaining mentally alert, who are beautifully cared for and at peace, with their family sitting relaxed around the bedside. In 1980 we took on the name Trinity Hospice and appointed a full-time medical director. The first major refurbishment included restoration of our two-acre gardens. Two nursing sisters and the medical officer cared for patients from Wimbledon to Brixton, Mitcham and Chelsea. The launch of the Macmillan Home Care Support Service and outpatient clinics changed the structure of care for the first time since 1891. The management of Trinity’s bereavement service is taken over by a paid social worker and a registrar in psychology joined the staff team.Ī volunteer-led forerunner to our now professionally-led bereavement service was established by Trinity’s Chaplain, who provided training and support to volunteers who visited bereaved families at home. Trinity was active in the establishment of the Association of Hospice Administration, set up in 1983 to link the c.100 Hospices and support units run by many hospitals, and in the Help the Hospices (now Hospice UK) Advisory Committee and The Association of Independent Hospitals Trinity’s first charity shop opened on Wilcox Road, SW8, on 27 October 1986.Īt the forefront of good practice, Trinity established education services throughout the 1980s and opened a day centre for outpatients.
We reached a landmark in our history when our new 26-bed, purpose-built inpatient unit opened its doors. We celebrated our 120th anniversary and opened Mulberry Place, a light-filled room overlooking the Trinity gardens, which is used to host outpatient groups and special events for patients such as weddings. Trinity was granted our Royal Trinity Hospice name by the Cabinet Office, reflecting the long patronage and association with the Royal Family. The Duchess of Cornwall visited to officially mark the beginning of our 125th year.
This is the highest rating that can be awarded. We were rated "Outstanding" by the Care Quality Commission. We marked Trinity's landmark 130th anniversary throughout the year including with our "130 Appeal" our 130 Gala which raised a record breaking total for the hospice and a visit from our Royal Patron, Her Majesty The Queen Consort. Here's a snapshot of just a few of the key moments in our 130 year history.
Trinity has a fascinating history that dates back to 1891 when we were founded thanks to the generosity and foresight of the Hoare banking family. What to expect when someone you know is a Trinity patient Practical support for friends and families
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