Rights and choice:
Rights and choice is very important to patients needs, they deserve the right to choose what they what to wear, eat, drink and what they want to do, Marie curie helps patients have that choice by letting them choose what they want to eat and informing the chef on witch patient will be wanting what, the patients are also informed about changes and given different options to pain relief this helps keep the patient informed about what is wrong and what they want to do about it this helps keep the patient involved.
Beliefs and identity:
It is important that the patients are treated with respect and as an individual this means the chef should not force a vegetarian to eat meat or people of certain religions to eat certain foods or do certain things, they try and do this by talking to the patients on a one to one basis and making them know they are being treated as an individual.
Confidentiality:
It is extremely important for all staff involved with patients to not share any information about a patient’s illness without other patients or staff who don’t need to know as this is unfair on the patient’s behalf as it is there privet information and should not be shared with anybody they do not wish for it to be shared with without there consent, if there information was unfairly shared this might make the patient feel really uncomfortable and patients family’s angry.
What Marie Curie Provides
Marie curie provides nursing for terminally ill cancer patients they are available in the day and all through the night they can reduce stress and anxiety for patients and help them feel more comfortable, there are nine Marie curie hospices around the UK they provide day services this gives cancer patients the chance to attend health clinics and social activities, they are also enabled to receive advice and support they can also receive a full program tailored to their individual needs. They also focus on a person’s comfort and quality of life, they recognise that families need support too.
“Every minute of every day, someone is being cared for by a Marie Curie Nurse or Healthcare Assistant. We make it possible for someone to live their last days at home, rather than go into hospital.”
www.mariecurie.org.uk
How Marie Curie Is Funded
There are many ways people can help support organisations such as Marie curie who don’t receive a great deal of government funding they can help by: people can help fundraising for Marie curie simply by buying a daffodil badge for a £1, they can also join a cycling challenge, they sign up by paying £100 and are asked to try and get £1,300 in sponsors, they can volunteer by serving customers in their shops, sorting and pricing goods, arranging attractive window displays and arranging merchandise, people can volunteer in a hospice from volunteer driver to complementary therapist, they can help fundraise
“Financially, around 70 per cent of the charity’s income comes from the generous support of thousands of individuals, membership organisations and businesses, with the balance of our funds coming from the NHS.”
Collection Box Co-ordinator
Look after the collection boxes in your local area - distribute them in local shops, collect them afterwards, count and bank the donations.
Set up or join a local fundraising group
Got a good network of friends and contacts in your community? Are you a member of a local group or club? You could set up your own group and help raise funds on our behalf.
Support our annual Great Daffodil Appeal
Help organise local collections or just help out for a few hours at a collection or event near you.
Organise your own fundraising event
Do something on your own or get together with friends and family. From coffee mornings and pub quizzes to balls, concerts and five-a-side football.
Be a Working Wonder
Help raise awareness of Marie Curie Cancer Care's work at your workplace - handing out leaflets, putting up posters and encouraging colleagues to take part in events and appeals.
Take part in the Great Daffodil Appeal
Help us raise as much cash as possible for our March appeal by joining a local collection for a couple of hours.
www.mariecurie.org.uk
My Opinion On Marie Curie
I think Marie Curie is an amazing place witch helps families and patients through the stress and strain of dealing with such an awful disease, I think it provides outstanding care and makes the patients feel as comfortable as they possibly can whether it be for their last days or whether the patients pop in on a daily basis to attend social activities or health clinics, the choice the patients have is fantastic they are not restricted to eating what they are told to they are given choice of menu they wish to receive and given different options of pain relief and care, it is good that the treatment patients receive is free of charge because many patients who attend such a place may have not been able to afford such high quality treatment and this may have been an issue for the patients and their families this also takes the strain and stress away, the research I have done into this organisation makes me believe this is an amazing place.
