Conference Posters

As part of our day-to-day work, Wirral Hospice’s clinical & medical staff monitor and analyse the different hospice care and support services we provide for our local Wirral community. The posters on this page are the findings and outcomes from that important aspect of our work.

The following posters will be presented at Hospice UK’s national conference in November 2025:
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PDF: Empowering parents with incurable cancer to speak with their children about death and dying
Please contact Annemarie Robertswood, children’s & young persons practitioner, at annemarier@wirralhospice.org if you have any questions, thank you.

PDF: Improving the co-ordination of multidisciplinary team working for people with motor neurone disease
Please contact Liz Stear, MND key worker, at lizs@wirralhospice.org if you have any questions, thank you.

PDF: Using education to increase people’s confidence in self-managing progressive neurological conditions
Please contact Katy Firth, specialist occupational therapist, at katyf@wirralhospice.org if you have any questions, thank you.

The following posters were presented at the Palliative Care Congress in Belfast on 20 & 21 March 2025:
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PDF: Developing an education programme for patients with progressive neurological conditions
Please contact Katy Firth, specialist occupational therapist, at katyf@wirralhospice.org if you have any questions, thank you.

PDF: Sepsis audit results in the implementation of a NEWS 2 scoring system in the hospice setting
Please contact Dr Bryony Rogers at bryony.rogers6@nhs.net if you have any questions, thank you.
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The following posters were presented at Hospice UK’s national conference in November 2023:
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PDF: Evaluation of a Fatigue, Anxiety & Breathlessness (FAB) education programme in a hospice wellbeing centre
Please contact Katy Firth, occupational therapist, at katyf@wirralhospice.org if you have any questions, thank you.
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PDF: Hospice at Home Respite to Personal Care Service
Please contact Joanne Guerrero, community services manager, at joanneg@wirralhospice.org if you have any questions, thank you.
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PDF: Enriching our Youth: Developing a Volunteering Opportunity for a School A-Level Enrichment Programme
Please contact Phil McGraa, volunteer services manager, at philm@wirralhospice.org if you have any questions, thank you.
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The following posters were presented at Hospice UK’s national conference in November 2022:
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PDF: Acupuncture for the Holistic Treatment of Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Please contact Miriam Lemon, physiotherapist, at miriaml@wirralhospice.org if you have any questions, thank you.
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PDF: Development of a Multi-Professional Education Programme
Please contact Dr Jo Roberts, consultant in palliative medicine, at joanna.roberts5@nhs.net if you have any questions, thank you.
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PDF: Identifying Services to Meet the Needs of Young People Pre- & Post-Bereavement
Please contact Dr Emma Longford, medical director & consultant in palliative medicine, at emma.longford@nhs.net if you have any questions, thank you.
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In collaboration with Claire House Children’s Hospice:

PDF: A new Approach to Supporting Young Adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Please contact Dr Emma Longford, medical director & consultant in palliative medicine, at emma.longford@nhs.net if you have any questions, thank you.
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In collaboration with Motor Neurone Disease Association:

PDF: Legacy in Action
Please contact Chris Sutcliffe, clinical services director, at christines@wirralhospice.org if you have any questions, thank you.
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