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Hospice is the only specialist palliative care provider in North
Staffordshire and surrounding areas for adults facing cancer and
other life-limiting illnesses.
Douglas Macmillan
Hospice provides the following primary services: 28 bed In-Patient
Unit, patients are admitted for respite care, symptom control and
pain relief. A Day Care centre serving up to 25 patients each day
(Monday to Friday) in a comfortable and reassuring environment.
Specialist Community Nurses (Hospice at Home) that visit patients
in their own homes to provide specialist palliative care.
The hospice
receives around a third of the £5.25 million needed each year,
from Primary Care Trusts. The remainder has to be sourced through
voluntary donations.
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