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Palliative Care: St Joseph's Hospice
HaringeyIslingtonProvided By
St Joseph's Hospice offers specialised support for individuals with life-limiting illnesses by addressing clinical, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs, and includes inpatient care, day hospices, outpatient clinics, a carers' service, a compassionate neighbours scheme, the Namaste care service for advanced dementia, and an empowered living team.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusions
- aged 18+ and living in Islington or Haringey/registered with an Islington or Haringey GP
- diagnosis of potentially life-limiting illnesses, with unresolved complex needs that cannot be met by the referring team (these needs may be physical, psychological, social and/or spiritual)
- advanced progressive life-limiting illnesses, likely to be in the last year of life
- family and carers of patients.
How to Refer
EMIS form
Referral methods: Email
Complete the All Age Pan-London Specialist Palliative Care Referral form and send to stjosephs.firstcontact@nhs.net
Where to find the form
- Haringey: HAR Global Documents > Palliative Care folder
- Islington: ISL Global Documents > Palliative Care folder
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