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- Provides 10 beds for complex symptom management, psychological support and/or end of life care
- Daily review and input from members of the multidisciplinary team which may include doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, social workers, bereavement councillor, spiritual care lead, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, rehab assistant, clinical psychologist.
- Patients and families also have access to all our Wellbeing offerings.
All referrals are managed by the Single Point of Access team which is the route of access for all clinical services.
Who can refer:
Any healthcare professional can refer although we request that the patient’s own GP is aware of the referral
Who to refer:
Patients (over 16 years, their families, and informal carers) with complex problems associated with active advanced and progressive illness, irrespective of underlying diagnosis.
‘Complex problems’ are defined as those which are: severe and unable to be managed by current care team or setting. Please consider early contact with the team if you have any questions regarding referral.
If requesting an inpatient admission: the person must have active, progressing life limiting illness resulting in complex physical, psychosocial, emotional and/or spiritual problems.
Who not to refer:
People who do not have specialist palliative care needs
People who do not have a life limiting illness.
Please Contact SPOA for advice if unsure.
How to refer:
Referrals accepted via SCI Gateway (TBA) or can be sent on a hospice referral form and emailed to: ci.mche.admin@nhs.scot
You can also phone the Single Point of Access Team: 0131 470 2253
A phone call is often helpful to highlight urgent needs and to provide background.
The team is available Mon- Friday 9am-5pm (except Bank Holidays).
All new referrals are responded to within 7 working days; urgent referrals within 2 working days – Calls for patients already known are responded to by the SPOA Team on the same day or can be scheduled for contact by community team that know them the next day.
For professional advice on patients known Marie Curie or within the Hospice catchment area:
Monday-Friday 08.30 to 16.30 (Except bank holidays), please phone the Single Point of Access Team on 0131 470 2253
For professional advice out with the above hours, lease contact the 1st on call palliative care doctor who can be accessed via hospital switchboard on 0131 536 1000
For syringe driver medicines compatibilities please check Syringe pump / driver compatibles | Right Decisions initially.
Advice on compatibilities not listed in Right Decisions can be obtained by contacting the hospice Single Point of Access Team.
Further links to useful clinical information can be found in the Resources Tab on this page
