Wellbeing Experience - a project by Wigan and Leigh Hospice (2017)

Presently in the Borough there is limited palliative care support for people living with a non curative cancer or progressive long term conditions in the early stages of their condition. They often receive support and advice in the later stages when it is often too late to be of any benefit.

Solution
The Oak Centre at the Hospice will provide therapeutic interventions, advice and education workshops on all aspects of living with life limiting conditions. With the aim of enabling them to gain a high quality of life as their condition permits.

The Christmas Challenge lets you double your donation till the 'matching pot' is used up or midday Tues 5th Dec (whichever comes first).

thebiggive.org.uk / www.wlh.org.uk

Grand Arcade @GAWiganShopping

Today (Fri 1st) we have @macmillancancer in the Centre. Stop by and see what you can learn.



'We have 2 Macmillan Information & Support Centres in Wigan. Thomas Linacre Centre & RAEI (Wigan Infirmary). We provide confidential emotional and financial support for anyone affected by cancer.'

Links: www.wwl.nhs.uk / @wiganmacinfo

Wigan & Leigh Hospice @WL_Hospice:

Our new day service aimed at improving the wellbeing of local people with a life-limiting illness opens next month. Open Days Jan 15th-17th. All welcome!

@WL_Hospice (9th Jan):
Thank you to Nick and Beth, two of the founder members of @swinleyart, who came to our Oak Centre yesterday to hang and display 24 pieces of art created by members of the group. Patients have already commented on how much they like it!



Open Days next week - Mon, Tue & Wed, 10am - 3pm

Hospice is set to launch new Oak Centre - Wigan Today


@hospiceuk

It's the first of the Oak Centre open days today, Mon 15th Jan, 10am-3pm

Facebook (Mon 5th Feb):

Here's what's on in our Oak Centre this week.
Brew & View sessions are for anyone who'd like to find out how the Centre can benefit them.



To find out more, go along to Brew & View, or contact the team: 01942 525566 oakcentre@wlh.org.uk

OAK FEST 2018

Mon 24th Sep, Tue 25th Sep and Wed 26th Sep

Three Oak Centre open days for everyone to find out more.

More info: www.wlh.org.uk / Facebook / @WL_Hospice

*Please would someone post the Oak Fest poster & timetable as I can’t post pics anymore! *

Had I known in the past, how much aggro and discomfort, and deterioration of my feet would result from varicose veins, I would have had them dealt with when much younger, even though it would probably have to have been private and expensive!

The sort of preventative treatment which NHS fails to deliver, and picks up the expensive consequences of so doing further along, and the patient endures the adverse consequences.

That’s a fair point, Priscus.

Oak Fest starts today! Wigan Today:

The three-day event will highlight the wellbeing services offered by the Oak Centre.

“When people come here they talk, they laugh, they meet people and they find it’s a really safe space."