For many people across our Island community, this will be their last Christmas. With your donation, more Islanders will be able to spend their last Christmas, in the warmth of their own homes, surrounded by their loved ones, with the expert care of a Mountbatten Community Nurse.
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Almost 7% of people on the Isle of Wight who died in 2019 were admitted to hospital for emergency treatment at least 3 times in the final 3 months of their life. We know that emergency hospital admissions increase pressure on NHS services, which stretch further over winter. Many people’s preferred place of care would be at home but many of those at end of life struggle to get the care they need at night and on weekends. Around 25% of those needing palliative care in England do not receive it.
Mountbatten’s specialist Community Nurses provide 24/7 care, helping those across our community to access palliative care in the comfort of their own homes, day and night, including rapid response when their conditions deteriorate. Even over Christmas, Mountbatten’s nurses will continue to provide pain and symptom management and psychological/emotional support, not only for patients but for their families. Funding from the Big Give, will ensure no one spends their last Christmas in discomfort.
