General Practitioners (GP's) and Community Nurses are the main providers of palliative and end of life care in the community. Most GP practices use the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) - a simple tried and tested framework to help primary health care teams deliver the best possible care for people nearing the end of their lives. Initially developed for cancer patients, it is now used for any patient with a life limiting illness and in other settings such as care homes. For patients with complex palliative and end of life care needs the primary health care team may work alongside specialist community palliative care teams.
For more information Gold Standard Framework - Patients & Carers (goldstandardsframework.org.uk)
Marie Curie
Marie Curie Cancer Care is a charitable organization in the United Kingdom, which provides nursing care, free of charge to patients and their families. The charity is best known for its network of Marie Curie Nurses who work in the community to provide end-of-life care for patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses in their own homes. For more information, visit www.mariecurie.org.uk
St Peter’s Hospice
St Peter’s Hospice is Bristol’s only adult hospice caring for local people with incurable illnesses. The hospice is committed to improve the quality of life for patients while extending care and support to their families and loved ones.
The hospice works in collaboration with other community and hospital based healthcare professionals to develop, influence and provide flexible specialist services that meet the needs of people with life-limiting illness.
Services offered by St Peters Hospice include:
- 24 Hour Advice Line
- Community Nurse Specialists
- In Patient Unit Care
- Day Hospice
- Hospice at Home
- Medical Support
- Psycho Social and Spiritual Team (Social Work, Spiritual Care, Music Therapy and Bereavement Support)
- Complimentary Therapies
- Fatigue and Breathlessness Programme
- Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
- Education Centre
St Peters Hospice
Charlton Road
Brentry
BS10 6NL
Telephone: Switchboard 0117 915 9400
24 Hour Advice Line 0117 9159430
For more information on current available services visit www.stpetershospice.org.uk
For patients who live in Gloucestershire and Somerset the local hospices are:
Longfield
Burleigh Lane
Minchinhampton
Gloucestershire
GL5 2PQ
Telephone: 01453 886 868
Email: info@longfield.org.uk
For more information visit www.longfield.org.uk
Weston Hospice Care
Jackson-Barstow House
28 Thornbury Road
Uphill
Weston-super-Mare
Somerset
BS23 4YQ
Telephone: 01934 423900
For more information visit www.westonhospicecare.org.uk
Dorothy House Hospice Care Winsley Bradford on Avon BA15 2LE Telephone 01225 722988
For more information visit www.info@dorothyhouse-hospice.org.uk