Care Services

Sue Ryder Care - St John's Hospice

Sue Ryder Care - St John's Hospice is situated in the Bedfordshire countryside and has 15 inpatient beds.

The hospice offers specialist short-term palliative care for patients with life-limiting illnesses including Cancer, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, heart, liver and lung failure.

An active day treatment centre offers a variety of treatments including blood transfusions, complex drug treatments and outpatient specialist palliative care consultant appointments. A specialist Lymphoedema Service provides complex Lymphoedema treatment to both inpatient and outpatients as well as home visits.

The hospice staff are supported by volunteers providing additional bereavement and chaplaincy services. The bereavement service co-ordinator and volunteer offer a mix of telephone, face to face meetings and group support.

Location	Moggerhanger, Bedford
Type of care	Palliative care
Services	Outpatient Appointments Physiotherapy Complementary Therapies Bereavement Support Family Support Lymphoedema Treatment
Care service manager	Pauline Panter
Head of care	Sue Bailey
Telephone	01767 640622
Fax	01767 641262
Referrals	Sue Ryder Care - St John's Hospice provides these services to Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust which covers North and Mid Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust and covers Huntingdonshire.
Related documents	Sue_Ryder_Care_St_Johns_Hospice_Directions.pdf
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