A NEW aromatherapy massage service for patients with serious health conditions is to introduced at Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal in the near future.
CancerCare, which has bases in Kendal and Barrow, will start providing the service at Furness General Hospital on February 1 with a view to extending it to WGH.
Palliative aromatherapy massage is a holistic therapy that involves the use of essential oils and gentle touch to help relieve pain and stress. It has both physical and emotional benefits and will help to promote the wellbeing of hospital patients from across the Furness Peninsula. It is a service that has been offered at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary for 15 years.
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“We want to offer an equitable service across the whole of Morecambe Bay so it makes sense to extend it to the other hospitals," said Alison Dixey, head of client services at CancerCare.
Susannah Cogger, 43, a complementary therapist from Kendal, who has provided the service for 10 years in Lancaster, will be offering it at FGH.
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