Ashgate Hospicecare launches ‘The Life and Death Podcast’
Ashgate Hospicecare, which provides specialist palliative and end of life care to adults and their families across North Derbyshire, has launched its first ever podcast series in order to highlight the importance of good end of life support.
The series is called ‘The Life and Death Podcast’, and it launches on Friday 9th October as Hospice Care Week draws to a close.
The series will be hosted by Stephen Rumford, senior physiotherapist at Ashgate Hospicecare, and will feature frank and honest conversations around death and what ‘dying well’ really means. Each episode will welcome both givers and receivers of end of life care, to discuss their unique relationships, hospice life, and how death affects the living.
Ashgate Hospicecare is hoping that, in launching ‘The Life and Death Podcast’, listeners will feel more comfortable discussing this often sensitive, awkward and often brushed over topic.
Stephen, who has spent over ten years’ in his current role at Ashgate Hospicecare, believes that now is the perfect time to be launching a podcast such as this – referring to how, despite people seeing each other less during COVID-19, a death and its lasting effect on those left behind remains just as devastating for those involved.
The first episode, which airs today, features Ashgate Hospicecare patient – Roy – who is a father, a grandfather and recently a great-grandfather. Roy starts by reminiscing on his childhood, before changing the discussion to how hospice life is for Stephen. At one point, further into the episode, Roy turns to Stephen and remarks: “It’s one’s duty to live, to bring pleasure to those around you. It’s why you’re on this earth.”
When speaking about the podcast, Stephen said: “I’m really looking forward to hosting the podcast – it’s going to be an exciting project! I’ll be talking about my experience of working in palliative care, working with the dying and giving an insight into Ashgate Hospicecare and our patients’ lives. Every day I see the impact Ashgate is having on families and I can’t wait to share some of those stories.”
The podcast can be listened to here, through your desired podcast platform, or on Ashgate’s website and social media. With a new podcast airing every two weeks, make sure you subscribe too. Please rate and review the episode if you can and let Ashgate know what you thought!
Ashgate Hospicecare supports the marketing and economic growth of the town through Chesterfield Champions, a network of over 180 organisations across Chesterfield and North Derbyshire.
