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In Patient Care
The in-patient unit at St. Clare’s Hospice provides 24hr Specialist Palliative Care to those who have a life limiting illness and live in the South of Tyne area. Life limiting illnesses include other long term conditions e.g neurological, renal as well as cancer. We have a total of 8 beds, 7 of which are treatment beds, which are for:
Physical, emotional, spiritual and social support and for those in the last days of life.
There is also 1 bed dedicated to respite care. This bed is available for planned respite to enable the carer to take a break for one or two weeks at a time, up to 6 weeks in the year.
All of our staff are dedicated to providing the best possible individualised care to our patients and their carers.
About the In-patient unit:
Each patient room is single occupancy and includes en-suite facilities with either a bath or shower. There are also French doors in each room allowing access to the patio areas. A couple of rooms also have ceiling hoists fitted for those patients who require a little extra assistance with mobility.
Visiting times:
We encourage visiting to be kept between 10.30am – 12.30 and 2pm – 8pm to allow the patients to have adequate rest during the day.
Services available:
· Complementary Therapies
· Lymphoedema
· Physiotherapy
· Chaplaincy/ Spiritual support
· Counselling support
· Access to other services linked with the Hospice include:
o Macmillan Social Worker
o Macmillan Occupational Therapist
o Clinical Psychologist
Referrals for the in-patient service can be made by the patient’s:
· G.P
· Macmillan team members
· Specialist nurse
· Hospital consultant
· Key worker
For further information about referral to the in-patient unit and the respite facility, please contact St. Clare’s Hospice reception on 0191 4516378 who will then forward you on to the most appropriate person.
St. Clare’s Hospice also operates a 24hr advice line for professionals and patient/ carers. To contact this please call 0191 451 6384
