Hospice Services

What can Willow Burn offer

• Improved quality of life - please see Clinical Services
• High quality palliative care
• End of life care
• Respite care
• Day care

Willow Burn as a Hospice is committed to improving the quality of life for adults who have a life limiting illness and their families. Our aim is to support you in managing every challenge that you may encounter.

• Services are delivered free of charge

Click here to download the Willow Burn Statement of Purpose

What is Palliative Care?

Palliative care is the active holistic care of patients with advanced progressive disease which is not responsive to curative treatment. Management of pain and other symptoms and provision of psychological, social and spiritual support is paramount. The goal of palliative care is achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families.

The Hospice Movement

The history of the modern hospice can be traced back to when Cicely Saunders founded St Christopher's Hospice, in South London, in 1967. Hospice care is palliative care given to individuals who have a life limiting illness. It is multi professional in nature, providing the services of doctors, nurses, social workers, physical, speech, or occupational therapists, clergy or other spiritual guides, health care assistants and volunteers.

End of life care

Willow Burn aims to support people approaching the end of their life to live as well as possible until they die. We promote patient choice in the delivery of end of life care services through the provision of both in in-patient care, and Hospice at Home services. Although traditionally focused on cancer, Willow Burn is increasingly offering services to people with other conditions e.g. motor neurone disease, end stage heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Testimonial

"The support you provide is priceless and I can only thank you for the quality of life provided to my late Mother and the support and advice offered to my Father, sister and to myself"

Andrew, Lanchester

We welcome your feedback

The views and opinions of those using our service are very important to us. Help us to maintain our high standard of patient centred quality care and develop the services we offer by completing the Patient Satisfaction Survey

To find out more about the following services offered by Willow Burn Hospice  read and download the Willow Burn Patient and Relative Information booklet

• Day Care Activities
• Hospice at Home
• Lymphodema Information
• Berevement Service
• Palliative Care Therapy Service
• Breathless Management Programme
• Therapeutic Touch
• Smoking Information

For further advice or information regarding the services Willow Burn Hospice provide please contact Janet Ridley, Clinical Services Manager on jridley@willow-burn.co.uk