Referral Information
Hospice care is not just end-of-life care. At St Mary’s Hospice, we work hard to enhance the quality of life for people with long-term progressive illnesses like lung, heart, and neurological disease, and cancer.
We offer a range of specialist services designed to help our patients manage their symptoms.
Our Specialist Services
We offer a range of specialist services designed to help our patients manage their symptoms.
Providing symptom control, respite, and end-of-life care.
Find out more about our In-Patient Unit
Offering end-of-life care to a patient in their own home, nursing home, or care home, and offering day respite and in some circumstances a night sitter.
Find out more about Hospice at Home
Helping patients and families cope with loss pre-bereavement and post-bereavement.
Find out more about our bereavement support
Providing support for individuals with progressive long-term conditions to gain more wellbeing.
Find out more about Compassionate Communities
Offered in the clinic or the home.
Providing specialist advice, guidance, and support to families dealing with the complexities of dementia.
Find out more about our Admiral Nurse Dementia Service
Who Can Refer?
Referrals are accepted from a variety of health professionals, including:
- Hospital doctors and nurses
- GPs and community nurses
- Specialist nurses
- Nursing and care home staff
- Case managers and social workers
Patients can refer themselves, and, with their consent, a carer or relative can refer for them. When a patient or family referral is made, we will contact the patient directly and, with consent, talk to their GP and other healthcare professionals so that we can provide the best care possible.
How to Make a Referral?
The easiest way to refer is through the Strata system, available on most hospital and community networks. Third-sector referrals through COMPASS are also accepted.
Alternatively, refer online via our online referral form on the button below.
To find out more about our In-Patient Unit referral criteria, click here.
Need Guidance?
If you’re not certain which hospice service would be most appropriate for a patient’s needs, we welcome an informal discussion before referral. We will review each referral on an individual basis in close discussion with patients and their families to determine the best support.
Call us on 01229 580305 and ask for the relevant team—we’re here to help.
