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Spiritual Care and Wellbeing
Spiritual Care is about what gives meaning to our lives and about the things and people who are important to us. We are all different in how we seek and fulfil this in our lives. For some people, it could be being with friends and family, taking time in the presence of nature, or engaging in hobbies or work. For some, it can include belief in a higher being like God; and it can involve prayer and meditation.
Wellbeing matters for everyone and the end of life is no exception. Maximising wellbeing is important with the focus on enabling the individual to live as well as possible right up until the end of their life. This page has a selection of links to information to help you understand more about spiritual care and wellbeing and to find appropriate advice and support for changing needs and preferences.
Gloucestershire Spiritual Care Resources
- Spiritual Care at GHFT – Spiritual care (gloshospitals.nhs.uk)
- Faith groups and support – Search results | YourCircle
- Gloucestershire Muslim Bereavement Council – GMBC: Gloucestershire Muslim Bereavement Council (masjidenoor.org.uk)
Gloucestershire Wellbeing Resources
- Be Well Gloucestershire – Be Well Gloucestershire – When life gets tough, find the support (bewellglos.org.uk)
- Your Circle Gloucestershire – Resources to support your wellbeing – Search results | YourCircle
- Longfield Community Hospice Wellbeing Centre – support for you and those around you with physical and emotional wellbeing You searched for wellbeing – Longfield Community Hospice
- Great Oaks Hospice Wellbeing Centre – Wellbeing Service – Great Oaks Hospice (great-oaks.org.uk)
- Campden Home nursing – Living Well Workshops & Groups – Campden Home Nursing
- Kate’s Home Nursing – Services – Kate’s Home Nursing | Palliative Care Charity (kateshomenursing.org)
- Friends of Fairford – Home | Friends of Fairford and Lechlade Communities
- Sue Ryder – online bereavement support – Sue Ryder’s Online Bereavement Support | Sue Ryder
- Sue Ryder – Grief kind spaces in Gloucestershire – Find a Grief Kind Space | Sue Ryder
- Age UK Gloucestershire Services – Age UK Gloucestershire | Our services
- Social Prescribers – What is Social prescribing – What is social prescribing? | Healthwatch Please speak to your GP practice about the type of support available.
Easy Read Resources
- Marie Curie – Work, money and getting the best out of life EasyRead – Living with a terminal illness: Work and money (mariecurie.org.uk)
- Marie Curie – Your Feelings Easy read – Your feelings (mariecurie.org.uk)
- Marie Curie – Keeping comfortable, healthy and happy Easy read – Keeping comfortable, healthy and happy (mariecurie.org.uk)
- Dying Matters resources – including Easy Read – Dying Matters Resources | Hospice UK
National Resources
- Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service – Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service (JBCS)
- Macmillan’s Wellbeing Hub – advice if you have cancer or are supporting someone who does. Macmillan Wellbeing Hub: Your Guide to Wellbeing with Cancer | Macmillan Cancer Support
- NHS information – Your wellbeing if you’re having end of life care – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
- Marie Curie Resources – Booklets and resources (mariecurie.org.uk)
- Death Cafe – Welcome to Death Cafe
- End of Life Doula – What is an end of life doula – End of Life Doula UK (eol-doula.uk)
- Organ donation – Your faith and beliefs – NHS Organ Donation