Who can be referred?

Healthcare Professionals may refer any patient to the Hospice with a life limiting illness (e.g. Cancer, COPD, Heart Failure, Motor Neurone Disease, Dementia).

Patients can also be referred to our Outpatient Department for Chronic Pain Management either relating to a life limiting illness or other conditions.

Referrals are accepted for patients residing in the Tameside and Glossop area.

Who can Refer?

Any Healthcare Professional such as: GPs, Macmillan Nurses, Hospital Teams and Professionals, District Nurses, Long Term Condition Teams.

What can patients be referred for?

Services provided at the Hospice are:

• Inpatient Unit
• Day Services START Clinic which includes
  • Dementia Support Service
  • Physiotherapy
  • Complementary Therapy
  • Hydrotherapy
• Lymphoedema
• Outpatient Clinic
• Physiotherapy
• Dementia Support Service
• Complementary Therapy

How are referrals accepted?

Each referral is assessed individually and discussed at our regular morning meetings (Monday – Friday), where the hospice team will decide which referrals are more appropriate to which service.

All referrals should be emailed to referrals.wwh@nhs.net or faxed to 0161 330 1144