South West Essex

Services: search results for ‘palliative care team’

A quick search directory of national, regional and borough based clinical services 

Filter services

The team deliver specialist care for palliative and end of life care at home, complex care at home e.g. chemotherapy management of Hickman/PICC lines and support to those who are housebound within their own home including residential homes.

The team deliver specialist care for palliative and end of life care at home, complex care at home e.g. chemotherapy management of Hickman/PICC lines and support to those who are housebound within their own home including residential homes.

Community Matrons

T. 0300 300 1712

The Community Matrons team support patients with complex health and palliative care needs. 

The Hospice Rapid Access Service team is a 24 hour services for people with a primary health need, who are rapidly deteriorating, and likely to be entering the terminal/palliative care phase of their illness. 

Havens Hospices, St Lukes Hospice and Farleigh Hospice work together as a collaborative to ensure consistency of care across all of Mid and South Essex.

The Hospices will assess the care needs of the patient and source care that meets the holistic needs of the patient.  This could be care in the home, on an in-patient unit, or in a Nursing Home.

Havens Hospices – havenshospices.rapidaccess@nhs.net (Southend, Castle Point and Rochford)

Farleigh Hospice -  contactteam.fh@nhs.net (Chelmsford, Maldon and the Dengie, Braintree and the surrounding areas)

St Luke’s Hospice - Stlukes.oneresponse@nhs.net (Basildon and Thurrock)

Children's Community Nursing Service: North East London Foundation Trust

T. 0300 300 1521 option 1

W. https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-bsbwtk-community-nursing-clinicians

The Children’s Community Nursing Team consists of nurses who have specialist training and experience in the care of sick children. We provide a vital link with other professionals to provide holistic care including palliative care to children and their families. We aid in preventing hospital admission and supporting early discharge by teaching and supporting families to manage their child’s condition in their own home.

St Luke's Hospice Clinical Outpatients

T. 01268 524973 / 01268 526259

W. https://www.stlukeshospice.com/clinical-outpatients

St Luke's Hospice Clinical Outpatients team offers convenient, accessible and specialist key clinical procedures and palliative care, in a relaxed environment with appointments to meet your wellbeing and lifestyle needs. 

Key clinical procedures offered to outpatients:

  • Advance Care Planning clinics
  • Ascetic and Pleural drainage
  • Blood product transfusions
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist symptom management clinic
  • CVC line care
  • Intravenous fluids
  • IV Bisphosphonates infusions
  • IV Iron Infusions
  • Long term condition clinic – supporting heart failure, renal and liver conditions
  • Venepuncture

The service opening hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm.