Somerset Talk About Project
Marie Curie, Somerset CCG, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital are working in partnership on this project to encourage and support people to have important conversations about death and dying.
The three-year project will support over 4,000 people in its first three years. It's been funded up front through a social impact bond from the End of Life Care Integrator and the National Lottery Community Fund's Commissioning Better Outcomes programme.
The service sees trained Marie Curie Companions arranging two or three meetings – in person or on the phone, where they guide the person through a sensitively thought out programme of questions and conversations, to help them put together an advance care plan for their end-of-life care.
If the project meets agreed outcomes after the first year, Somerset CCG will pay back the cost of the up-front social impact investment.
- If you or your family member would like support from this service, call 0800 3047 412 (Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm).
- Find out more about Marie Curie Companions and what they can do to support people reaching the end of life and bereaved families.
