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# Nurse keeps family tradition going as she begins work with St Giles Hospice’s community team
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/nurse-keeps-family-tradition-going-as-she-begins-work-with-st-giles-hospices-community-team/
- Published: 2025-09-24T06:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-23T19:36:18.000Z
- Description: A nurse is carrying on a family tradition after taking up a role at St Giles Hospice.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Charity, Whittington, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:45, News

A NURSE is carrying on a family tradition after taking up a role at St Giles Hospice.

Jemma Dicken has recently jointed the community team at the Whittington-based charity as a clinical nurse specialist.

But it hasn’t been completely new to her – as she’s now the third generation of palliative care nurses in her family.

She said:

> “Palliative care has always been a big love of mine. My background is community nursing – it’s sort of in my blood – but I’ve always had a real passion for nursing  
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> ” I love working at St Giles. I’m a big supporter of my colleagues as it’s important that we’re all there for each other.  
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> “The team is amazing, and the work they do is exceptional.  
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> “Being able to support patients at home, where they feel safe and comfortable, makes such a difference. It’s a privilege to be a part of their journey – and it’s only possible thanks to the incredible support we receive from our community.  
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> “Their generosity truly helps us make a difference every day.”

More than 80% of St Giles’ care is provided in the community as patients are supported in the surrounding of their own homes.

Leon Ratcliffe, director of clinical services at St Giles Hospice, said:

> “Our nurses are the heart of everything we do. They provide not only outstanding clinical care, but also compassion, comfort and dignity to our patients and their loved ones during some of their most difficult days.”