Sleep resources
Sleep is vital to our health and wellbeing, but living with an illness can make it difficult to fall asleep or achieve a good night’s sleep – worries, anxiety, physical symptoms and more can affect our sleep hygiene.
Watch our video with occupational therapist Joanne McLoughlin to learn about the stages of sleep, factors which can have a negative effect on your sleep patterns, tips for getting enough rest and achieving a worthwhile sleep, and more.
You can click the download links on the right for further resources and information.
Click here for guidance from the NHS about about ‘How to get to sleep’.
Click here for ’10 tips to beat insomnia’ from the NHS.
Click here for ‘The complete guide to insomnia and how you can manage it’
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01 September 2025 9:30 am
What's matters most to people at end of life? This half day session covers questions that patients and their loved ones frequently ask nurses, doctors and hospice staff, and explores what really matters to people...
02 September 2025 1:30 pm
Our monthly Carers' Drop-in is open to all carers, not only those with a connection to St Catherine’s
04 September 2025 10:00 am
The Bereavement Café in Ribbleton is held at Rothwell Hall (next to St Mary Magdalene's Church), on the first Thursday of the month, 10am-11.30am.
04 September 2025 7:00 pm
The evening Bereavement Café in Gregson Lane is held at Trinity Methodist Church, Gregson Lane, PR5 0ED, on the first Thursday of the month, 7pm-8.30pm
04 September 2025 1:00 pm
The Bereavement Café in Gregson Lane is held at Trinity Methodist Church, Gregson Lane, PR5 0ED, on the first Thursday of the month, 1pm-2.30pm
10 September 2025 1:30 pm
Our monthly bereavement drop-in provides mutual support to bereaved people and is an opportunity to speak with the St Catherine’s Support Team and others in your community.
18 September 2025 6:00 pm
Our monthly bereavement drop-in provides mutual support to bereaved people and is an opportunity to speak with the St Catherine’s Support Team and others in your community.
02 October 2025 1:00 pm
The Bereavement Café in Gregson Lane is held at Trinity Methodist Church, Gregson Lane, PR5 0ED, on the first Thursday of the month, 1pm-2.30pm
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