What is palliative care? Information for patients and carers

Care homes assessment team (CHAT) is a nurse-led service offering physical and mental health support to residents in care homes across Enfield.

The team enable residents to remain in their care home and provide a visiting or telephone service depending on an individual’s needs to diagnose and treat complex physical and mental health including palliative and end of life care support in a resident’s care home. 

The palliative care team is multidisciplinary and works in North Middlesex University Hospital to provide:

• advice and support on symptom control related to pain, nausea and vomiting, breathlessness, and fatigue
• psychological support 
• support and advice on social and financial issues
• advanced care planning
• discharge planning
• end-of-life care
• bereavement support

The palliative care team is available every day from 9.00am to 5.00pm.

The North Central London Palliative Advice Team is a telephone service providing palliative care patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals (in NCL ICS boroughs) with out of hours advice and support.

The telephone service is available 8.00pm to 8.00am, seven days a week.

St Joseph's Hospice provide palliative care in the Hospice and in the community for residents in Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

There is a 24 hour advice and support line.