End of life care

Macmillan Community Nurses support anyone who has a life-limiting disease within the East Riding.

They work with other health care professionals to provide patient-focused, responsive, timely and sensitively delivered palliative and end of life care.

To find out more or refer yourself to this Macmillan service:

Marie Curie is a registered charitable organisation that provides care and support to people with terminal illness.

Within the East Riding they:

• commission a range of providers to deliver palliative and end of life care to our residents
• offer you expert care, guidance and support to help you to get the most from the time you have left
• have dedicated and caring nurses who work night and day in people’s homes across the UK, providing hands on care and vital emotional support
• have trained ‘helper volunteers’ who can visit you for a cuppa, and be there for you when you want to talk
• are there to support you throughout your illness with practical information and support on all aspects of life with a terminal illness.

This hospice in Hull offers personalised end of life care for anyone aged 18 or over, who has a life limiting illness.

Their multi-disciplinary teams have a holistic approach and not only meet the medical needs of their patients, but support them emotionally and psychologically too.

Based in Scarborough, Saint Catherine’s Hospice is committed to providing the best possible care and quality of life for those with life limiting illnesses. It provides free care throughout 1,600 square miles of North and East Yorkshire.