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The Kirkwood

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  1. The Kirkwood (Kirkwood Hospice) is a registered charity which provides specialist palliative care, free of charge, to anyone living with or affected by a life limiting illnesses at any time, from diagnosis to the end of life, respecting their individual needs and wishes.

    We believe everyone affected by life limiting illness should have free access to the best possible care where and when they need it, and we work hard to make sure our patients and those they care about are supported to live the best quality life they can.

    When time is short, we help everyone in our care to live well and make the most of every single day. We make the complex simple by focussing on what's important. And we support families and loves ones to live on – and live well.

    The Kirkwood offer a range of services including a Telephone Support Service (Connect with The Kirkwood) and 24/7 Advice Line, community-based wellbeing support services, a team of Community Nurses who support patients and families in their own homes and in care homes, an In-Patient Unit for patients who require specialist, round the clock care, and a counselling and bereavement service.

    We provide In-patient Care Unit at our 16-bed hospice in Dalton, with 9 private and 2 shared rooms. Care is provided by our team of multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals.

    Working in partnership with GPs, hospital consultants and specialist nurses in your communities, our Community Team consists of specially trained nurses, a consultant in palliative medicine and administrative support offering a range of services, such as Support for your family and carers, specialist advice on all aspects of controlling pain and other symptoms, referrals and more. The Kirkwood Nurses can visit patients in their own homes or care homes.
    Whether you need advice or guidance on which services might be right for you or just want to find out more about how we can help you and your family, Connect with The Kirkwood is an easy way to get in touch. Call our Advice Line on: 01484 557 910

    The Kirkwood fundraising and events team hosts activities throughout the year raising vital funding towards the care The Kirkwood provide.

    Volunteers are always needed, and The Kirkwood offer a diverse range of opportunities, including; In-Patient Unit, Shops and Fundraising events. If you are interested in volunteering please click the link under Further Information or call: 01484 557 910.

Contacts

Kirkwood Hospice Reception
General Enquiries

21 Albany Road, Dalton, Huddersfield HD5 9UY

01484 557900

Organisation last updated

  1. 08 July 2024

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  1. Kirkwood Hospice, 21, Albany Road, Dalton, Huddersfield, HD5 9UY
    1. All key services are accessible. Wheelchair access
    2. Either, there are specially marked parking spaces for disabled people, or disabled people can park within 50 metres of an accessible entrance. Disabled parking
    3. There is a toilet which can be accessed by people with disabilities including wheelchair users. This means that it complies with the standards set out in Part M of the Building Regulations,'Access to and use of buildings. Fully accessible toilet

History

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  2. Twenty Five Years of Care in Kirklees

    On the 17th March 2012, Kirkwood Hospice celebrated a landmark - its 25th anniversary.

    In June 1981, eight people met at the home of David Stocks to discuss the possibility of launching a local hospice appeal. That first meeting resulted in a commitment to begin fundraising and an initial collection of £4.50 from those attending the meeting.

    Almost six years of fundraising followed including, in 1983, the amalgamation of the Huddersfield and Dewsbury hospice appeal funds and on 19th February 1986 David Stocks and De Alan Barlow MD laid the foundation stone for the new hospice building.

    In 1987, the services provided by the Hospice extended only as far as the in-patient unit. However, 25 years on and the situation is quite different. Today the Hospice's 16 in-patient beds represent only one aspect of the care on offer. In addition, there is a thriving day care service and drop-in open four days a week in the Support & Therapy Centre, bereavement services for all the family via Kirkwood's specialist Family Care Team and a team of three palliative care nurses, providing advice and support in patients' own homes.

    Contrary to popular belief, a hospice is not only a place where people stay at the end of their lives. Hospice services have developed over the years and pain and symptom management is an important part of the care now provided. This means that patients may visit the hospice many times as their illness progress

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