3 May 2017 Care

New uniforms for Kirkwood’s Community Team

For families being visited at home, it can be confusing as to who is providing the support. To help overcome any misunderstanding, Kirkwood has launched a brand new uniform for its Community Specialist Palliative Care Team. 

Kirkwood Hospice’s Community Specialist Palliative Care Team cover the whole of the Kirklees area, helping to improve patients’ quality of life through good symptom control, emotional and family support. 

Despite this, the team believe it can be confusing for people being visited at home, as nurses in some hospitals and in other areas are supported by Macmillan Cancer Support. 

Unlike in other areas, it is Kirkwood Hospice that provide and pay for specialist palliative care nurses in Kirklees.

To help overcome any confusion, Kirkwood launched a brand new uniform for the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team earlier this year. 

The Team in their new Kirkwood Hospice uniforms.

 

Community Services Manager, Andrew Gammon, hopes the new uniforms will increase awareness of the service in Kirklees.

He said: “We want our specialist nurses to have a strong identity and to make it clear that we are from Kirkwood.”

Andrew is also keen to reassure the public that at Kirkwood Hospice, confidentiality is key.

“The new uniform is designed to be discreet, with ‘Kirkwood’ and our logo only embroidered on the polo shirt. When visiting a person at home, the team don’t advertise being from Kirkwood on any outer clothing or on their transport.”

"We want our specialist nurses to have a strong identity and to make it clear that we are from Kirkwood.” Andrew Gammon

To make an enquiry about the Community Specialist Palliative Care team and for more information, please contact our Connect with The Kirkwood service on: 01484 557 910 or click here.