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Weldmar Hospicecare Trust is a local charity
providing high quality specialist palliative care
services for people with cancer
and similar life threatening diseases in Dorset
. Once three separate charities: Joseph Weld Hospice, Trimar Hospice and CancerCare, they are now one merged organisation with the aim of providing care for patient
s and their loved ones when cancer or other incurable illnesses strike.
They cover the West, North and South of Dorset offering support and advice either in the home, at a day hospice
or inpatient care. Care is provided to all adults regardless of age, creed or gender.
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
providing high quality specialist palliative care
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
services for people with cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
and similar life threatening diseases in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
. Once three separate charities: Joseph Weld Hospice, Trimar Hospice and CancerCare, they are now one merged organisation with the aim of providing care for patient
Patient
A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider....
s and their loved ones when cancer or other incurable illnesses strike.
They cover the West, North and South of Dorset offering support and advice either in the home, at a day hospice
Hospice
Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.In the United States and Canada:*Gentiva Health Services, national provider of hospice and home health services...
or inpatient care. Care is provided to all adults regardless of age, creed or gender.