Palliative Care

We offer specialist advice and support both on symptom control and the total care of patients with any life-limiting illness. We provide patient centred care and care for the family and carers. We also support healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients, families and carers who are receiving Palliative Care.

We are an advisory service, which works in partnership with the referring team. We see patients from any department and offer both in-patient and out-patient care, included a dedicated breathlessness clinic.

We work in partnership with the patient’s medical team and can be involved at any stage in the patient’s illness from the time of diagnosis onwards. Our involvement is targeted at patient and family centred care, concentrating on working with the patient to achieve the very best quality of life and to support them and their family.

Our team of Doctors and Nurses provide face to face assessments, 7 days a week including Bank Holidays.

Care we provide

  • Symptom control
  • Psychological support for patients and families/carers
  • End of life care
  • Future care planning, e.g. via the ReSPECT process
  • Advice and support for healthcare professionals caring for patients with a life-limiting illness
  • Education and Training to other healthcare professionals

Medical Team

 
Service Director for Palliative Medicine  
Dr Caroline Barry  
   
Consultants Staff Grade
Dr May Wung Dr Sanda Hlaing
Dr Fergus Maher Dr Steph Holness
Dr Lou Grant  
   
Registrar GP Trainee
Rotational Position Rotational Postion
   

Nursing Team

 
Palliative Care Nursing Lead  
Julie Noble  
   
Specialist Palliative Care Nurses Dementia Specialist Palliative Care Nurse
Anna Farrar Lynsey Hannant
Sarah Plumridge  
Vicky Holman  
Mel Taylor  
Lorna Shergold  
Ruth Donley-Bond  
Matt Ludford  
Sophie Herring  
Clemency Collins  
Veronica Malani  
   
If you wish to contact the Doctors, please call 01603 286286  ext 2162  
If you wish to contact the Nurses, please call 01603 287227    
   
Palliative Discharge Assistant Practitioner Palliative Care Social Worker
Sue Quinton Grainne Murray
   
Clinical Psychologist Operations Manager
Dr Amy Carroll Julian Dias
   
Administrative Team  
Leanne Durrant – Administration Manager  
Lisa Arnup, Hazel Burton, Karen Lester –  Medical Secretaries  
Bev Myhill and Annie Cunningham – Senior Administrators  

Patient Support Services

For national information about Palliative and End of Life care, please see:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/eolc/