Hospice plans trailblazing approach to palliative care delivery - which could see inpatient unit reopened by Spring 2020
Move may transform the shape of hospice palliative care amid nationwide recruitment crisisA HOSPICE which was forced to temporarily close its inpatient unit due to a shortage of senior staff plans to reopen it by spring next year. St Mary’s in Ulverston, Cumbria, is in advanced discussions with a company that would provide ‘digital consultants’ to assist senior doctors running the unit. The innovative approach, which would be a UK first - would remove the need for an on-site medical director, a post the hospice has been unable to fill, despite an international search. It would