Home nursing referral

Home nursing referrals can be made by anyone if consent has been obtained from you the patient or a family member, these include:

· Self-referral

· Family

· Neighbour

· Or any healthcare professional i.e. GP, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care or Community Nurses

A referral can be made by calling Hospice at Home West Cumbria on 01900 705200 or using our contact us form.

Support at home referral

Referrals into the support at home service can be made by healthcare professionals involved in your care, for example:

· GP

· District Nurse

· Clinical Nurse Specialist

· Hospital Discharge Team.

You should be eligible for Continuing Health Care Funding in order to receive the support at home care package.

Please speak to a healthcare professional involved in your care and ask them to make a referral by calling 01900 705200 or asking them to download our referral form and email to adminhahwc@hhwc.cumbria.nhs.uk.

Family and bereavement referral

Referrals to our family and bereavement support team and complementary therapies can be made through:

• GP

• Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care

• Community Nurses

• Family

• Self-referral

To make a referral please call please call 01900 705200 or use our contact form.

Lymphoedema referral

Referrals to our lymphoedema service can be made through: 

• GP 

• Clinical Nurse Specialists in Palliative Care 

• Community Nurses 

• Any other healthcare professional involved in your care. 

Please speak to a healthcare professional involved in your care and ask them to make a referral by calling Hospice at Home West Cumbria, Workington Community Hospital on 01900 705200 or by using our contact form.

When a patient is referred to the home nursing team or family and bereavement support services there is an initial assessment undertaken which will identify appropriate support options.

All our teams work alongside other health and social care professionals to ensure a fully integrated approach.

Our home nursing team help to give your loved ones and family members respite when needed by providing high quality personalised care in the comfort of your own home.

Any family member over the age of 18 years can access our family and bereavement support which provides a range of services including complementary therapies. These services are available both before and after bereavement. Our team offers emotional support to help with coping, loss, grief, and bereavement. Highly qualified staff support patients, carers, and families by providing, one-to-one emotional support sessions and group support sessions. Group support is offered for patients, their families and those bereaved.

By offering both emotional and physical support, our teams help families to make the most of their time together enhancing their overall well-being and the quality of care their loved one receives.

If you are bereaved and this was not by a palliative illness you can find a list of bereavement support from the Primary Care North Cumbria bereavement support page Bereavement support in Cumbria :: Primary Care North Cumbria

If you have any family members under the age of 18yrs old that you would like to receive support, you can contact Child Bereavement UK here: https://www.childbereavementuk.org/