The Hospice

We meet the professionals,volunteers,patients,their loved ones who live and work at the Ellenor in Gravesend.Its here that we are introduced to Jill who has a terminal brain tumour.

Today we are reintroduced to patient Jill who is suffering from a terminal brain tumour and we meet David has a rare auto-immune disease that attacks his internal organs.

Hannah is spending the afternoon with 12year-old Ciara who suffers from Epiderma Bullosa and Karen was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour awaits her referral.

Senior Nurse Angela has to deal with a difficult request to find beds for both a terminally ill patient and her disabled partner. We meet volunteer Paul at the charity shop

Dr Sheraz cares for Rob,a lung cancer patient who is entering his final days,spending precious time with his family. Becky visits Nancy who is awaiting organ transplants.

In this episode, we learn that the best laid plans do not always run smoothly at The Hospice also a Husband and wife Karen and Gary are coming to terms with a life affecting diagnosis.

Arriving at Ellenor is patient Brian Cole. His lung cancer has spread to his brain and he now has some serious mental and physical disabilities.

With 'The Beast From The East' heading their way, the Hospice team are pulling out all the stops to make sure they can continue to provide care for their community.

In this episode we follow Senior Nurse Angela. She is providing support to Polish ward patient Andy before, and after, he is discharged. Children's palliative nurse, Kay is also on visits

In this episode we are reintroduced to Polish patient Andy, who was recently discharged from the In Patient Ward. Nurse Angela is keen that ellenor Hospice continues to support Andy.

This week, Nurse Angela demonstrates how palliative care can be delivered in all kinds of settings. She visits HMP Swaleside, for the first time, to deliver some training to the Prison Nurses

Life changing decisions are being made all the time at, The Hospice. In this episode, ward patient Thelma is contemplating whether to move to a nursing home after being discharged.

In this, the final episode of 'The Hospice', the staff at ellenor share moving accounts of their own personal experiences of life and death.In and amongst the runnings of Ellenor.