Lawrence Home Nursing Team:

Lawrence Home Nursing Team cares for terminally ill patients in their homes. It was established in May 1999, in memory of Dr Martin Lawrence, who was a GP in Chipping Norton for 25 years and was himself diagnosed with a terminal illness. During the last few weeks of his life he was cared for at home with extensive nursing and medical support. It was his wish that other patients choosing to remain at home would have the benefit of this type of support to complement existing services.

The Lawrence Home Nursing Team aims to provide skilled care and support to the terminally ill who wish to remain at home and is available to anyone living in Chipping Norton and the surrounding area.

We work in close partnership with patients, their families, GPs, Community Nurses, Community Hospitals, Hospices, the Marie Curie and Macmillan nursing services.

'The LHNT is a wonderful organization, and we are very fortunate to have this facility in our area.'

'You managed the horror of what was happening to us and nursed us all in the most wonderful way, becoming part of our close family. With consummate skill you dealth with and eased our tears and fears. I feel sorry for any family going through this without you.'

'Thank you so much for all your help and support during my husband's last few days.'

'Your compassion, kindness, professionalism and care is outstanding. Not only the attention you gave to my father during his final days, but also the support and compassion extended to my mother, my sister and myself.'

'Without the Lawrence Home Nursing Team we would not have been able to cope as well as we did.'

'When we heard a Lawrence Home Nursing Team nurse would be coming that night it was a great comfort.'

'I would like to thank the nurses for their continued support and dedication. Without all of the support they give we would not have been able to manage.'

'Thank you very much for the nursing you were able to give my mother through the last few days of her illness. Without you, we would not have been able to have her at home with us.'

'We were very pleased with the attention we received. With the minimum of fuss my husband received the attention he needed and was able to stay in his own home as he had always wanted. Very grateful for all the help I got from the whole team.'

'Your help was invaluable during those last days of illness, and enabled me to care for him at home for as long as possible.'

'It is wonderful to have such a supportive team of nurses in Chipping Norton.'

'Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.'

Palliative Care:

Lawrence Home Nursing Team provides palliative care through its team of professional nurses, specifically trained in this area of medicine.

Palliative care is the active, total care of patients whose illness no longer responds to curative treatment and who which to have the best quality of life for themselves and their families.

If a patient chooses to remain in their own home during a terminal illness we will provide the specialist care, focusing on pain control and alleviating symptoms associated with terminal illness. Our aim is to ease suffering and enhance the quality of life, both for the patient and their family.

"Thank you very much for the nursing you were able to give my mother through the last few days of her illness. Without you, we would not have been able to have her at home with us. We were very pleased with the attention we received."

"With the minimum of fuss my husband received the attention he needed and was able to stay in his own home as he had always wanted. Very grateful for all the help I got from the whole team."

"Your help was invaluable during those last days of illness, and enabled me to care for him (son) at home for as long as possible. It is wonderful to have such a supportive team of nurses in Chipping Norton. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts."

Sadly Jane Phillips died on September 14th 2011 after her 4 year battle with cancer. She was the driving force in bringing together the Trustees and a group of outstanding nurses in 1999 to set up the Lawrence Home Nursing Team. She will be sadly missed. To read a tribute to Jane, written by Jenny Nolan,
click here.

Dr Jonathan Moore, Chairman of LHNT comments:

"I become increasingly aware of the vast number of people that contribute to the LHNT; each one in their own way is vital to our existence and continued success"