Cransley Hospice accepts referrals for patients aged 18 and over who live in North Northamptonshire who have complex care needs and who are suffering from a progressive life-limiting illness when a cure is no longer possible.
Patients may need physical, emotional and spiritual care and support.
All referrals must have the consent of the patient.
Referrals must be from; GPs, Hospital Consultants and their teams (in liaison with the Hospital Palliative Care Team), Community Nursing and other providers of domiciliary nursing care.
If you wish to discuss a possible hospice admission please call Cransley Hospice: 03000 274200
There are three teams that provide care to support patients in their own home or care home:
If you wish to discuss a possible referral for Hospice at Home care please call 03000 271283 or 03000 271284
Patient referrals are considered as invividual cases and accepted when a patient has complex care needs or when suffering from a progressive life-limiting illness when a cure is no longer possible. Some patients may be referred to an alternative, appropriate service.
Cransley Hospice accepts referrals for patients with complex symptoms that are not improving despite treatment. The symptoms may be a combination of physical, such as pain or nausea, emotional or spiritual. Most patients will stay less than two weeks before discharge, by which time symptoms are usually under control.
Cransley Hospice accept referrals for care in the last days of life where a patient has expressed a wish to come to the hospice.
The Hospice at Home support team assist with end of life care when a patient prefers to remain at home whether this is their own home, a care home or long-term care facility.
They can support when a patient is discharged from the hospice or hospital and assist a patient to avoid them being inappropriately admitted to hospital in the last days of life.
The service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Referrals for Hospice at Home care and support are accepted between 8.30am and 4.30pm.
The Clinical Nurse Specialists and Registered Nurses have specialist knowledge and qualifications in cancer and palliative care.
The team can provide advice on pain control, management of difficult symptoms and emotional support for patients. They provide information about the illness and its management, as well as plan for future care.
This service operates Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm.
This team consists of specialist Physiotherapists, and Occupational Therapists.
The Therapy Team is based at Cransley Hospice, however the team will offer community teams expert advice or carry out domiciliary visits if necessary with an emphasis on reducing hospital admissions in conjunction with ensuring quality of life and supporting accelerated discharge from an inpatient setting.
The emphasis of physiotherapy is on maximising patients’ ability to function, promote independence and help patients adapt to their condition. A large part of the Physiotherapists’ role is to provide non-pharmacological management of symptoms i.e. fatigue, breathlessness, sweats or pain.
The specialist Occupational Therapy Team offers assessment, identification of impact of the illness on patients’ daily occupations, analysis and problem solving, joint working with patient/carer and provision of equipment to aid daily living.
This service operates Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm.
This team consists of Registered Nurses and Care Assistants who are experienced in end of life care.
The team provide nursing care, symptom control and emotional support to facilitate care at home in conjunction with existing community services.
The aims of this service are:
This service operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week and referrals are accepted between 9 am and 5 pm.
This service is provided for patients who have developed lymphoedema as a result of cancer or its treatment.
The aim of the treatment is to minimise the symptoms and reduce the swelling as much as possible to help patients live as normal a life as possible.
This service is provided at an outpatient setting at Cynthia Spencer Hospice in Northampton (the sister hospice to Cransley Hospice) between Monday and Friday 9 am to 5 pm.
Referrals can be made by contacting the team directly on 03000 271250.
If you wish to discuss a possible hospice admission please call Cransley Hospice: 03000 274200
If the patient is felt to be in last four weeks of life and requires hospice at home support, please telephone your referral to 03000 03000 271283 or 03000271284 (Monday-Sunday, 8 am to 11.30 pm).
For routine referrals: Please complete the electronic referral form
The Hospice at Home Team are available Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm.
For urgent clinical advice call 0300 7770002
You can download all of the available Advanced Care Planning materials here:
Advanced Care Planning Booklet
Easy read Advance Care Planning Booklet
Advanced Care Planning leaflet
Easy read Advanced Care Planning Leaflet
Hard copies of the booklets and supporting leaflet can be obtained from the Patient Advice and Liaison Service team at the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on 0800 9178504 or email acp@nhft.nhs.uk.
The Northamptonshire End of Life Care Practice Development Team provides high quality, evidence-based education.
The team is based within the Specialist Palliative Care Service and works across health and social care, with both the public and independent sectors. All require education, training and support to ensure they are able to work effectively with people coming towards the end of their lives and their families.
The team were the first hospice in the country to be awarded the Skills for Health quality mark in recognition of the excellent delivery of teaching and learning and the Skills for Care endorsement which demonstrates their commitment to, and provision of high quality training.
Whether it’s advice or dedicated training sessions, the team provide:
If you have any queries or require further information please contact the team: Monday-Friday 9 am – 4 pm on 03000 271300 or by emailing eolceducation@nhft.nhs.uk
