Referrals for any hospice service will be accepted form General Practitioners (GPs), Hospital/Hospice Doctors, Community Nurses, Social Workers and Hospital and Community Macmillan Nurses.

If a referral is received from a patient, their carer or relative, contact will always be made (with the consent of the patient) with their GP and any other health care professional to obtain clinical information.
 

Referrals to hospice services and requests for admission to the in-patient unit are discussed at a multidisciplinary team meeting each week day.
 

Urgent requests for admission to the in-patient unit will also be considered.
 

On acceptance, referrals are assigned to the requested /appropriate palliative care service.
 

We aim to inform those referring of the decision the same day.
 

Copies of recent hospital letters, relevant past medical history and current medication regimes are requested in addition to the referral form.

Due to Patient confidentiality issues we cannot accept a referral via Email although we hope to introduce this facility in due course, in the meantime please print out the referral form and return it to us in the normal way.