Friday 3 September 2010
Sue Ryder Care - St John's Hospice
Sue Ryder Care - St John's Hospice
Moggerhanger
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK44 3RJ (map)
15 beds
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 Day Therapies Inpatient Care and Day Care |
| Care service manager | Sarah Martin Merchant |
| Head of care | Dominic Carter |
| 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 |
| Related links | Find out about the Fundraising Team |
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