A QUEUE of traffic crawls towards the Churchill Hospital's car park, trailing back to the bus stop.
Drivers scout for a spot as they get closer to the ticket barrier at the Headington hospital, keen to make their appointments on time.
Motorists glancing to the right may notice the entrance to a building, flanked by flower pots and purple walls, carrying a name familiar to many Oxfordshire residents: Sobell House Hospice.
Though it holds a special place in the hearts of many patients and family members, others may be unsure about what it actually does.
Each day this week the Oxford Mail will bring stories from behind the hospice's doors, to shed more light on the crucial work it does in our community.
Our coverage coincides with Hospice Care Week; a national event organised by Hospice UK charity, which starts today and runs through to Sunday.
This year it carries the theme 'we are hospice care', unmasking the teams tasked with easing the pain of illness.
Hospices deliver end-of-life care as well as a host of other services, from complex symptom management to bereavement support.
Tracey Bleakley, chief executive of Hospice UK, said: "Hospice care is so diverse and involves many people with different skills and talents from all walks of life, coming together to deliver incredible care.
"They are all united by their passionate commitment to the special ethos of hospice care and ensuring that everyone they support is treated with kindness, dignity and respect.
"Hospice Care Week is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the rich and varied contribution of everyone who contributes to hospices.
"We hope the public will join in the celebrations and help share more widely the many personal stories that make up hospice care."
It is a particularly exciting week for Sobell, as on Thursday will host a ground-breaking ceremony.
Staff and invited guests will mark the start of the construction of the new clinic and garden annex, which is part of the hospice's £9m expansion plan.
The plan was unveiled in January 2016 to meet the increasing demands of an ageing population, fraught with dementia.
To help Sobell mark Hospice Care Week, this paper will feature the stories of several staff members including the chaplain and ward staff including nurses.
Dominique Cadiou, head of fundraising and communication at Sobell, said: "The underlying idea of Hospice Care Week is to use individual people to tell the incredible story of hospice care, and to counter misconceptions or fears about hospices."
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