Locality: Eastbourne, Polegate, Pevensey, Seaford, Hailsham, Heathfield, Uckfield and everywhere in between.

Name of service provider: St Wilfrid’s Hospice

Address: 2-4 Mill Gap Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2HJ
Telephone: 01323 644500
Fax: 01323 430487
Website: www.stwhospice.org
Emergency out of hours on call number: 01323 644500

Services:

• 10 In-patient beds
• Hospice at Home service 7 days a week
• Respite Bed in Nursing Home, managed by Hospice at Home
• Nurse led day services
• Medical assessments – domiciliary and out patient
• Complimentary therapies (in patient, out patient and domiciliary)
• Physiotherapy
• Chaplaincy/spiritual care
• Bereavement service
• Education centre

Please note: the Community Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist team are part of the PCT and not part of the Hospice although we work closely together providing clinical and some admin support to them.

Patient Group: Any adult with a life-limiting illness.

Delivery of care: Is based on assessed symptom need whether it is physical, psychological or social.

Catchment area: The area surrounding Eastbourne extending to Seaford in the west, Pevensey in the East and Uckfield to the North.

Key personnel:

• Chief Executive - Kara Bishop
• Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Medical Director - Dr David Barclay
• Patient Services Director - Karen Clarke
• Day Therapy Manager - Zoe Taylor
• Hospice at Home Team Leader - Eirian Levell
• In Patient Unit Managers - Ruth Bacon and Tara Schrikker
• Consultant in Palliative Medicine - Dr Jo Shawcross

MDT Meeting frequency: Weekly for all services (In Patient Unit, Day Therapy and Hospice at Home)

Referral criteria: We accept written / faxed referral from any Health Professional involved in patient care, Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialists; Hospital Doctors and Cancer MDT meetings, GPs and District Nurses. Out of area referrals for in-patient stay are also considered when there is a clear identified need. You can download referral forms and information by clicking here.

© St Wilfrid's Hospice Eastbourne     Registered Charity No. 283686