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29th August 2024
National Grief Awareness Day | Keeping our loved one’s memory alive
This Grief Awareness Day, Demelza’s Psychotherapeutic Practice Manager Jennie shares more on grief and how our remembrance events allow family members to keep their child’s memory alive.
02nd July 2024
Connecting through communication after losing a child
Demelza’s Psychotherapeutic Services Lead, Jo, shares her thoughts on how we can all support families who have lost a child, exploring the support Demelza offers and how we can apply those lessons to our own lives.
17th May 2024
Extraordinary nursing careers at Demelza | What is extraordinary care?
At Demelza, we often talk about delivering extraordinary care for extraordinary children – but what do we actually mean by that? We spoke to some of our nursing team to find out more.
17th May 2024
A learning organisation: How Demelza has delivered complex care for over 25 years
Starting as just a single hospice building in Kent, our care has grown to span across Kent, South East London and East Sussex. It doesn’t stop there; our support also covers families in the community and local hospitals. Read more about the improvements Demelza has made to provide the highest quality care.
14th May 2024
My role as a Trustee at Demelza
Senior Associate Natasha Smith from CooperBurnett LLP currently supports Demelza in the role as a Trustee. Hear from her on her experience in this role, what she’s discovered and how some of her misconceptions have been dispelled.
01st May 2024
How a newsletter helps bereaved families stay In Touch
This Dying Matters Awareness Week we explore how we communicate with families who have experienced a bereavement at Demelza, and why it’s so important to get it right.
18th April 2024
Nurse Leadership at Demelza
At Demelza, we help our staff build on the skills that matter to them the most – for Amy, who joined us as a healthcare assistant 11 years ago, this meant training over the years to become a Band 6 senior registered nurse. Read more about Amy's journey to becoming an extraordinary nurse.
01st March 2024
World Music Therapy Day: Making music therapy more accessible at Demelza.
It’s World Music Therapy Day, and we’re taking the opportunity to recognise the incredible work Demelza’s music therapists are doing to make this service accessible to everyone who may need it while accessing Demelza.