Publish date: 5 June 2025

The Mid Cheshire Hospitals SWAN team, who support end-of-life patients in their final days and hours, appeared in a special ITV news piece to mark Volunteers Week.

You can watch the video here.

SWAN volunteers provide bedside companionship to end-of-life patients, and emotional and practical support to the patient's family and friends.

The service was created working in partnership with the Anne Robson Trust charity.

You can find out more about volunteering at Mid Cheshire Hospitals and information about our SWAN team at mcht.nhs.uk/volunteer

Alternatively, email volunteer@mcht.nhs.uk ​​​​​or call 01270 612311.

You can also catch the ITV news piece on last night's Granada Reports here (12 minutes 9 seconds).

Images: ITV Granada