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My work experience: Nine things I've learnt from Saint Francis Hospice
Fifteen-year-old Nik tells us what he's learnt following his week's work experience with the fundraising team...
10-07-2015

For the last week I have been doing my work experience here at the hospice. Throughout the week I have been in different areas of the fundraising team. In the time I have been here I have learnt a lot about the hospice and what they do here. One thing I learnt was that although it is quite a sad place, no one is miserable. Everyone has an opportunity to things they would like to do.
I'm really happy that I came to Saint Francis Hospice for my work experience and nowhere else- I know it's been a lot more interesting than what some of my friends have done! It's given me a better understanding of what happens in hospices, as well as finance and business. I think people should support this hospice and more people should know about the work it does, because it's an amazing organisation!
Here are some of the best things I have learnt this week:
- Not everything is doom and gloom in a hospice.
- Saint Francis Hospice's employees are all kind and friendly to everyone.
- It's one of the largest adult hospices in the UK.
- The staff are wonderfully amazing.
- I learnt that without the 800 volunteers the hospice could not run.
- The nurses like working in the ward as they can get close to patients and talk to them more.
- There is wine everywhere in the hospice even in the ward.
- Fundraising is to do with getting money for all the patients in the hospice.
- The hospice's work isn't all in the hospice; it's in the local community too.
I'm really happy that I came to Saint Francis Hospice for my work experience and nowhere else- I know it's been a lot more interesting than what some of my friends have done! It's given me a better understanding of what happens in hospices, as well as finance and business. I think people should support this hospice and more people should know about the work it does, because it's an amazing organisation!

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