Services: search results for ‘palliative care’
A quick search directory of national, regional and borough based clinical services
Palliative Care Nursing Team
W. https://www.eput.nhs.uk/services/palliative-care-nursing-team/
The palliative care team aims to provide support and management of physical symptoms such as pain, and also provide psychological, social and spiritual care to patients and their families.
Thurrock Integrated Care Team
This community palliative care team delivers 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.
International Children's Palliative Care Network
The network is committed to providing information on available resources related to the field of children’s palliative care.
Basildon and Wickford Integrated Care Team
T. 0300 300 1712
W. https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-bsbwtk-integrated-community-teams
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.
Brentwood and Billericay Integrated Care Team
T. 0300 300 1712
W. https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-bsbwtk-integrated-community-teams
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 delivers nursing care to housebound patient's including wound care, assessment, palliative care, medication, pressure ulcer management.
The team provides clinical service for palliative care patients in their own home.
Treatments include:
- Wound management for trauma and chronic wounds.
- Lower-leg care for various types of ulcerations.
- Post-operative care, transitioning to GP Practice nurses once ambulant.
- Administration of medication by injection (excluding oral medications and eye drops).
- Management of urinary catheters and bowel issues.
- End of life or palliative care.
- Supporting self-care for patients and carers, including administering injections, PICC lines, eye drops, and dressings.
The team provides clinical service for palliative care patients in their own home.
Hub hours for referrals are Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
Christchurch Pharmacy
T. 01376 328157
A community pharmacy which stocks common palliative medicines to support people being cared for at home
Address: Mace Avenue, Off Rayne Road, Braintree, CM7 2AE
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 7.00pm. Saturday 9.30am to 1.00pm.
PharmChoice
T. 01277 215809
A community pharmacy which stocks common palliative medicines to support people being cared for at home
Address: 9 Ingrave Road, Brentwood, CM15 8AP
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 7.30am to 10.00pm. Saturday 9.00am to 10.00pm.
Blackwater Pharmacy
T. 01621 855118
A community pharmacy which stocks common palliative medicines to support people being cared for at home
Address: Blackwater Medical Centre, Princes Rd, Maldon, CM9 5GP
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 7.00am to 10.00pm. Sunday 10.00am to 6.00pm
Chemist@Southend
T. 01702 612003
A community pharmacy which stocks common palliative medicines to support people being cared for at home
Address: Queensway Surgery, 75 Queensway, Southend On Sea, SS1 2AB
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 8.00am to 11.00pm. Sunday 10.00am to 8.00pm.
Well Pharmacy
T. 01787 479 793
A community pharmacy which stocks common palliative medicines to support people being cared for at home
Address: Solar Superstore, 12 Weavers Court, Halstead, CO9 2JN
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday 9.00am to 1.30pm.
Tesco In-Store Pharmacy
T. 01245 772368
A community pharmacy which stocks common palliative medicines to support people being cared for at home
Address: Princes Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9XW
Opening hours: Monday 8.00am to 10.30pm. Tuesday to Friday 6.30am to 10.30pm. Saturday 6.30am to 10.00pm. Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Audley Mills Pharmacy
T. 01268 776479
A community pharmacy which stocks common palliative medicines to support people being cared for at home
Address: 55-57 Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, SS6 7JE
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8.00am to 9.00pm. Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm. Sunday 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Hassengate Pharmacy
T. 01375 641569
A community pharmacy which stocks common palliative medicines to support people being cared for at home
Address: Hassengate Medical Centre, Southend Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0PH
Opening hours: Monday 8.00am to 10.30pm. Tuesday 7.00am to 10.30pm. Wednesday to Saturday 8.00am to 10.30pm. Sunday 9.00am to 10.00pm.
Derix
T. 01702 715558
A community pharmacy which stocks common palliative medicines to support people being cared for at home
Address: 1065 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3JP
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8.00am to 11.00pm. Saturday 8.00am to 9.00pm. Sunday 8.00am to 11.00pm.
The Children's Community Nursing Service team provides nursing care for children and young people with a health need including palliative care in their own home or the community and includes training and support for families and carers. The primary aim is to prevent hospital admission, attendance and length of hospital stay through supporting a family to care for their child at home or within their local community.
This service covers Mid Essex excluding Halstead.
The Community Matrons team support patients with complex health and palliative care needs.
Children's Community Nursing Service: Essex Partnership University Trust
T. 0344 257 3956
The Children's Community Nursing Team (CCN Team) provides clinical nursing care for children and young people with complex and ongoing clinical health needs in the community including palliative care. The team cares for children and young people between the ages of 0 – 18 years who would need to return to hospital or their GP for their health care needs.
Respiratory service
T. 017020372040
The team supports and manages respiratory patients in the community.
They provide a spirometry service and palliative care for respiratory patients. These are Nurse led clinics and home oxygen service.
A specialist nurse can be contact on 07710929672.
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.
Farleigh Hospice Clinical Advice Line
T. 01245 455478
W. https://www.farleighhospice.org/advice-support/advice-line
The advice line provides access to a member of the hospice team who is able to give advice on symptoms, nursing care and other needs relating to life-limiting/palliative care needs and available between 8.00am and 8.00pm, 7 days a week.
Please call the advice line when:
- advice is needed regarding hospice care and support
- advice or information is needed regarding the management of symptoms
- concerns about symptoms that need to be addressed before your next scheduled visit/appointment
- reassurance is required for someone who is anxious about a change in their condition
St Luke's Hospice Clinical Outpatients
T. 01268 524973 / 01268 526259
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.
St Francis Hospice Education
T. 01708 758646
Professionals facilitate and deliver training and offer comprehensive knowledge and skills training in various areas, including palliative and end-of-life care services, wellbeing and bereavement support.
Heart failure service
T. 01702939701/07581004920
The team provides advice and support to patients in heart failure. There are Nurse led clinics for medication and symptom reviews and palliative care for end stage heart failure patients.
St. Luke's Hospice Education
T. 01268 524973
St Luke's Hospice education professionals facilitate and deliver training and offer comprehensive knowledge and skills training in various areas, including palliative and end-of-life care services, wellbeing, EDI and bereavement support.
Hospice Rapid Access Service (HRAS)
T. 01702 220350
W. https://www.havenshospices.org.uk/fair-havens/rapid-access/
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)