Hospice services during COVID -19

The Hospice professional team is not visiting patients at their homes to lessen the possibility of transmission of infection. However we are still continuously assessing and advising patients and their relatives through constant telephone communication.

  • Telephone calls to assess and advice regarding the medical and practical aspects of care are carried out by:
  1. Nurses
  2. Doctors
  3. Social workers
  4. Physiotherapist
  5. Complementary therapist
  • Telephone sessions for emotional, psychological as well as spiritual support are being carried out by:
  1. Psychologist
  2. Social worker
  3. Chaplain
  • The equipment service has been limited to giving out syringe driver to control pain only.
  • Carers at the patient’s home are being kept to a minimum to avoid having more people visit immuno-compromised
  • ON Call Nursing advice – after office hours available on 79228822 from 16:30 till 22:30 from Monday to Friday and 08:30 till 22:30 on weekends and public holidays
  • Videos on Hospice Facebook:
  1. Physiotherapy exercise session
  2. Do it yourself at Home Fun sessions

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COVID – 19 Is-servizzi tal-Hospice bħalissa

It-tim ta’ professjonisti tal-Hospice mhux qed iżur il-pazjenti fid-djar tagħhom bħalissa sabiex inaqqas il-possibbiltà ta’ trasmissjoni tal-infezzjoni. Madanakollu, aħna għadna kontinwament nevalwaw u nagħtu pariri lill-pazjenti u l-familji tagħhom permezz tat-telefon.

  • Il-professjonisti li qed jagħmlu t-telefonati biex jevalwaw u jagħtu pariri rigward l-aspetti mediċi u prattiċi huma:
  1. Infermiera
  2. Tobba
  3. Social workers
  4. Fizjoterapista
  5. Complimentary therapist
  • Il-professjonisti li qed jagħmlu telefonati għall-appoġġ emozzjonali, psikoloġiku u spiritwali huma:
  1. Psikologu
  2. Social worker
  3. Chaplain
  • L-uniku apparat li qed jiġi misluf bħalissa hija syringe driver li tintuża biex tikkontrolla l-uġiegħ.
  • Is-servizz ta’carers fid-djar qed jinżamm għall-minimu sabiex nevitaw li aktar nies iżuru pazjenti li għandom is-sistema tal-immunità kompromessa.
  • Għall-pariri mingħand infermiera On Call – Ċempel fuq 79228822 wara l-ħin tal-uffiċċju bejn 16:30 u 22:30 mit-Tnejn sal-Ġimgħa u bejn 08:30 u 22:30 fil-weekends u btajjel pubbliċi.
  • Filmati fuq il-facebook page tal-Hospice:
  1. Sessjoni ta’ fizjoterapija
  2. Sessjonijiet ta’ crafts u tisjir