We're offering free advice and support during Make a Will Month
Throughout October, Treetops Hospice is supporting national Make a Will month by sharing information on the importance of making a Will, and advice on how to go about it.
Education
Explore our new virtual tour of our hospice buildings and grounds
We are welcoming people to explore inside our buildings and grounds with an exciting new 360-degree virtual tour.
Bereavement training for primary schools to help grieving pupils
We are offering local primary schools training, practical activities and resources on how to support bereaved children when a loved one dies.
RealTalk end-of-life training resources making a difference to patients and families
Patients and their family members are benefitting from more open and honest conversations around end-of-life care, thanks to a range of enhanced communication resources and training available to health and social care practitioners.
Hospice creates mobile classroom to ensure vital end of life training for care homes continues
Leading Derbyshire hospice, Treetops, has created a mobile classroom from one of its minibuses, so nursing homes can continue to receive vital end of life training to care for residents.
“It taught me that I could still feel happiness, friendship and love”
Eleven traumatically-bereaved young people have completed a new non-talking therapy programme at Treetops Hospice Care.
New bereavement support service launched for Derbyshire community
A new website has been launched during national Grief Awareness Week (2-8 December) offering information about support available to bereaved people living in Derby city and Derbyshire.
Adult hospice offers Makaton to help communication with patients
Local charity Treetops Hospice Care has trained up staff and volunteers in Makaton to better communicate with future patients.
Introducing the Compassionate Communities Project
Treetops is leading a new ‘Compassionate Communities’ project which will engage and empower people and communities to have conversations about death, dying, bereavement and loss, ultimately enabling people to share their preferences and wishes about this.
Derbyshire people talk about the last great taboo
Derby folk were given the chance to have their say on issues around death and dying in a video produced to mark Dying Matters Awareness Week in May 2016.