Nursing Insights
Over the years, our regular newsletter, Doorstep, has published articles that reveal many different aspects of the service that our organisation provides. Usually seen through the eyes of an Iain Rennie patient or carer, our Nursing Insights series highlights candid, heart-warming and occasionally difficult facets of our work in an easy to read style.
AUTUMN 2010: IRHH Director of Nursing to lead the way with Masters degree in Hospice Leadership
SUMMER 2010: Iain Rennie nurses carry on caring despite the snow
SUMMER 2010: IRHH Healthcare Assistance Sarah Sambrooks helps more patients stay at home
SPRING 2010: Tailor-made support for the family - Sue Grace talks to Chris Bowles about how the Family Support Team works with the Iain Rennie Nurses to provide a complete service for adults and children when someone close to them has a terminal illness.
SPRING 2010: Ginny's research pioneers new treatment plan
AUTUMN 2009: Complementary therapies
SUMMER 2009: IRHH'S first qualified prescriber.
Clinical Nurse Specialist GERRIE SMITHSON has become the first Iain Rennie nurse qualified to prescribe medication for patients in their own homes. Gerrie talks to Stephen Biggs about how this has changed her job and how it is already benefiting our patients.
SPRING 2009: Ray's cancer journey.
AUTUMN 2008: Sharing the Care - a tribute to a special Mum and the nurses who cared for her.
SUMMER 2008: From Cut Glass to Fragile Lives - Mary Allen speaks to Karen Neill, IRHH's new Children's Support Facilitator
SPRING 2008: Sunday, the Day of Rest? - Iain Rennie nurse Rachel Robinson begs to differ.
AUTUMN 2007: Making a difference in the developing world
AUTUMN 2007: Lauren's Legacy - Amanda King talks to Colin Chambers
SUMMER 2007: A Positive Approach, A Positive Choice - Carole Niven talks to Lionel Vokes
Family Support - Sue Grace looks back after a year in post as Iain Rennie's Family Support Co-ordinator
Being an Iain Rennie Nurse - Helen Joels, IRHH Education & Support Co-ordinator, explains why being an Iain Rennie Nurse is both demanding and rewarding
I Talked To Jean - Dennis Glover in conversation with Colleen Richardson
Chrysalis Club 2002 - Amanda King went along to find out how our children's workshop helps them come to terms with their loss
Rona's Gift - Colleen Richardson talks to Roger Simpson about the bereavement support he, and his children, received from the Iain Rennie Hospice At Home. Roger's wife, Rona, died two years ago
A Happy House - Colleen Richardson talks to Janie and Martin Oliver about how the Iain Rennie Pepper Paediatric Nurses have helped them to cope with two sick children
Colin's Choice - Hilary Edmonds tells Amanda King the remarkable story of how her husband chose to live life his own way, right to the very end
Chrysalis Club 2003 - Amanda King reports on Chrysalis Club 2003 for Doorstep On-line
Happiness For The Second Time - Liz Gresham tells Colleen Richardson how she coped with the death of her first husband while working as an Iain Rennie Nurse
Nurse As Patient - John Critchley tells Amanda King how his wife Philippa's time as an Iain Rennie Nurse helped her cope when she was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease
Just an Ordinary Family - Lesley Gorton and Sonya O'Leary, IRHH's Pepper Team Leader, visited Yvonne and Dean Tanner to find out how an ordinary family cope with a child with complex needs
Chau's Legacy - Amanda King finds out how Iain Rennie Nurses were able to help Chau Tang and his family and tells their remarkable story
Looking To The Future - Kathy Winter explains to Amanda King how the Iain Rennie Hospice At Home has helped to prepare her children for life without her
Meeting Margaret... - Amanda King went to meet Margaret Alford to talk to her and her husband about how the care they receive from IRHH helps them to get the most out of life with cancer
The Pathway To Palliative Care - Amanda King finds out how the experiences of two new Iain Rennie Nurses have led them into careers at the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home.
All In A Weekend's Work - Amanda King talks to two IRHH nurses about a very difficult weekend
Time To Say Goodbye - Amanda King talks to Malcolm Gray
