Specialist Palliative Care Nursing Service
Specialist nurses are experienced, qualified nurses who have completed further education and training in caring for those with an advanced illness or progressive disease and whose focus is their quality of life (‘palliative care’).
Depending on the patients’ needs, a palliative care specialist nurse will visit patients in either hospital, their own home or nursing home.
The team of nurses’ work across the city linked to doctors’ surgeries, nursing homes and St Benedict’s Hospice.
The team offer supportive care and advice on a wide range of matters:
* Assessment and management of pain and other symptoms
* Emotional and spiritual matters
* Advice on social and practical issues
* Information about illness and treatment
The Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Nursing Team consist of:
Two nurses based in the hospital
Seven nurses based in the community (including care homes)
The palliative care specialist nurses are available Monday – Friday during normal office hours, excluding bank holidays.
Initial contact can be made through:
St Benedict’s Hospice,
Monkwearmouth Hospital,
Tel: 0191 569 9987,
after that your specialist nurse will give you their contact detail to contact them direct.