Angie Carpenter, Healthcare Assistant, Palliative Care Home Support Some patients don’t want to talk about dying with me. Sometimes they do. I tell them to take each day as it comes, but I just can’t imagine what they are going through. Sometimes families are relieved to leave us to it, and some like to be […]

“I often think about bringing octopus and fish home from the sea near our flat in Malta – I have some fantastic memories of the time John and I spent there. We had a wonderful 47 years together.” Edward remembers fondly the travelling he used to do with his partner, who died last year of […]

The Summer 2016 version of Bristol Community Health’s newspaper, Community Health News, has now been published and distributed to local GP surgeries, health centres and libraries across the city. If you haven’t been lucky enough to pick up a copy, you can download it from our website. Simply click here. Community Health News is packed […]

Many of our services support patients to leave hospital quickly and manage their condition in the comfort of their own home. Here at Bristol Community Health, we also support patients who are approaching the end of their lives. Our Palliative Care Home Support Service (PCHS) provides nursing and personal care for patients who wish to […]