St Clare Hospice – services over the festive period
Check which services are operating over Christmas and New Year and who you should contact.
Inpatient care: Service operating as normal over the whole festive period.
• 8 beds
• Crisis management
• Assessment
• End of life care
IPU Manager direct line: 01279 773713
Community Palliative Care team: Service operating as normal over the whole festive period.
• Symptom control
• Advice and support
• Advance care planning
• Complex needs
CNS team direct line: 01279 773711
Hospice at Home: Service operating as normal over the whole festive period.
• 24/7
• End of life care
• Crisis support
• Same day response
• Night service
Hospice at Home direct line: 01279 773716
Day Therapy and Outpatients: Groups and clinics closed between 24 and 28 December 2018 and 1 January 2019. Groups will be open on 31 December 2018, then re-open fully on 2 January 2019. See below for specific services:
• Community Physiotherapy: Closed 25 and 26 December 2018 and 1 January 2019
• Community Occupational Therapy: Closed 25 and 26 December 2018 and 1 January 2019
• Day Therapy: Groups and clinics closed between 24 and 28 December 2018. Members of the Day Therapy team will be in the office on the 24, 27, 28 and 31 December 2018.
Day Therapy Administrator direct line: 01279 773768
Patient and Family Support services: Service operating at reduced hours over the festive period. Service will re-open fully on 2 January 2019. See below for specific services:
• Bereavement support: Closed 25 and 26 December 2018 and 1 January 2019
• Social worker input: Closed 25 and 26 December 2018 and 1 January 2019
Patient and Family support Manager direct line: 01279 773762
Who does St Clare care for?
St Clare Hospice serve the whole of west Essex, from the Cambridgeshire border in the north, to the East London border in the south. There services are for all adults aged over 18 and are registered with a west Essex GP.
Visit the St Clare Hospice website for more information.
