Hospice care is aimed at controlling the symptoms and problems caused by major illness. Hospices offer skilled responses to pain, other symptom control as well as palliative care.
Most hospices also offer some in-patient services to give carers a break but also to bring symptoms under control. Many have teams of nurses who visit people in their own home and work closely with Macmillan nursing services. All of them will offer counselling support for patients, carers and families.
Your family doctor or hospital team will be able to provide more details about local services. You can also find more information from the websites below.
Support for carers
We work together with carers organisations across the County to offer information, advice and other services to support carers. For more information please see the carers section.
In addition, there are four carers' centres and carers' resources in North Yorkshire that can provide information, help and support to carers. They cover Hambleton and Richmondshire; Harrogate, Craven and Airedale; Scarborough and Ryedale; and Selby.
Caring for someone with a long-term condition or illness can last a few weeks or months or for many years. You may need to consider a range of options in order to fulfil their wishes and to ensure they receive the best care possible at the end of their life. For more information, see the End of life carepage in the Carers Direct section of NHS Choices.
Carers Direct - finding a hospice
A quarter of a million patients are cared for by hospices in the UK each year, either in a hospice or in their own home. For more information, see the Finding a hospicepage in the Carers Direct section of NHS Choices.
Live Well - End of life care
Information on end of life carefrom the Live Well section of NHS Choices. The section includes information on what is end of life care?; end of life care - the time you have left; pain relief; where can I die?; coping financially; and your rights and choices.
End of life care
An expert explains what end of life care provides and a family shares their experience of end of life care for their wife and mother.
Macmillan cancer support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. They provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.
Saint Catherine's Hospice provides care for adults with advance, progressive disease irrespective of diagnosis. It serves the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale areas.
A hospice providing a package of support to families and carers in the Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Wetherby, Pateley Bridge and surrounding areas.
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