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Who can be referred?

Anyone who has been given a terminal diagnosis can be referred to Hospice in the Weald for help.  This includes any diagnosis, not just cancer.  More than 50% of the patients known to us have diagnoses other than cancer, including heart failure, dementia, COPD and frail old age. If you feel the patient has complex symptom control needs or is likely to be in the last year of their life, then feel free to refer them to us.

You should first discuss making this referral with the person whom you are referring to make them aware.

If you are uncertain if the patient is within our catchment area or you want to talk about a patient who is not within the community we serve, please telephone 01892 820515 for advice.

At Hospice in the Weald we value the positive working relationships we have with many health and social care colleagues locally. We believe that in order to provide great Hospice palliative and end-of-life care, collaboration needs to include patients, families and both formal and informal care providers.