Launch of Breathlessness service by Lewis-Manning Hospice Care at Wimborne Hospital

Launch of Breathlessness service by Lewis-Manning Hospice Care at Wimborne Hospital
 
A Breathlessness service has been launched at Wimborne Hospital, hosted by Lewis-Manning’s Respiratory Specialist Physiotherapist, Louise Hopley.
 
Clare Gallie, Chief Executive advised, “This expansion of our services to new hubs across the communities of Poole, East Dorset and Purbeck is part of our  strategy to bring care ‘closer to home’ for our patients.  We are delighted that this service is now being offered in the heart of the community in Wimborne.”
 
Louise said, “We are so thrilled that we are able to run the Breathlessness service out of Wimborne Hospital.  The clinic will be open on alternate Thursdays, with regular appointments available to patients needing help and support with their life-limiting condition. The first clinic will launch on 21st April.  The clinic room is perfect as it’s the first treatment room by the reception area, by the main entrance, making the accessibility for patients as easy as possible. The response to our satellite clinic in Swanage has been phenomenal and I am thrilled to be able to expand this support to Wimborne and help even more people in the community closer to their homes and make our service more accessible to those in the surrounding area. 
 
“Breathlessness can be frightening.  We help people with respiratory conditions, such as COPD and lung cancer. The clinic is very patient centred – it is about listening to each person’s journey and their individual experience of breathlessness and how it impacts their lives.  The assessment is an opportunity for me to learn about what coping strategies the individual already uses and together we look at other ways to help  such as breathing techniques, positions to ease breathlessness, and fan therapy.”
 
To access the service patients need to be registered with a GP surgery and any healthcare professional directly link to your care can refer you to the Breathlessness clinic. For further information you can call: 01202 708470 and ask to speak to Louise or visit Lewis-Manning’s website today https://lewis-manning.org.uk/better-breathing-clinic/
 
 
 About Lewis-Manning Hospice Care
Lewis-Manning Hospice Care is a charity established 29 years ago, providing extraordinary care to patients and their families facing a life-limiting illness across Poole, Purbeck and East Dorset. We offer a range of free hospice care services aimed at helping people to live well through their illness, closer to home.
These include:
– Day hospices, virtual and in person
– Creative arts & wellbeing support
– Lymphoedema clinic for cancer patients
– Breathlessness clinic
– Bereavement & family support
Every year we support nearly 500 local people and we develop new services, based on patient need and identified gaps in the area.
To do this we need to raise over £1.6m every year. Without these funds we could not exist.
Our important work increases people’s physical and social well-being, reduces isolation and loneliness, supports people to stay in their homes longer, and alleviates the huge pressures on family and carers.
Registered charity no. 1120193 
lewis-manning.org.uk