Caring at home - practical tips

Everyone wants to be at home for as long as possible - but family carers need knowledge regarding the best way to care for the body, especially in these times of stretched community resources. Caring for someone at home with a terminal illness can be rewarding, exhausting, frightening and joyful.

Confidence in the everyday tasks of care will help you to cope. 

Helping with Practical Tasks:

The Hospice in the Weald INFORMED guides  cover most of the above topics plus a few extra

 A brief video showing how to safely move someone in their bed

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Hospice in the Weald, Kent

Published 30th December 2022

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Published 20th April 2020

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Hillingdon Community Palliative Care Team
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Hillingdon Palliative Care Team (hosted by NHS CNWL) provides specialist advice and visiting to palliative care patients living in Hillingdon. Each GP practice has their own named Clinical Nurse Specialist ( CNS ). A Triage CNS manages calls and referrals each day and they have the option to escalate to consultants if needed.

They can be contacted Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm excluding bank holidays.

Out of hours phone Michael Sobell Hospice 24 hour Advice Line on 020 3824 1268

Referral form for clinician use only.

Community Specialist Palliative Care Referral Form V4.1 (DOCX)

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