Description
The Macmillan community specialist palliative care team support people with advanced progressive illness and their families. Referrals to the team can be made from the point of diagnosis to last hours/days of life. The specialist team includes:
- clinical nurse specialists
- palliative medicine consultants
- physiotherapist
- occupational therapist
- dietician
- social worker
The team are all specialists in palliative care and provide support to generalist teams (for example district nurses and GPs) and direct care for people with persistent, severe or complex problems relating to their illness. Palliative care needs may be physical, psychological, social or spiritual.
The team works in partnership with all other services and has particularly close links to Barnsley Hospital palliative care team and Barnsley Hospice.
Opening Times
Monday – Friday 9am - 5pm (full service)
Saturday - Sunday 9am – 5pm (nurse service)
Contact Details
Phone number: 01226 645280
Mobile number:
Address: Silkstone Health Centre High Street Silkstone S75 4JN
Locations
Address details:
Barnsley
Other Details
Eligibility: Referrals accepted from: A & E, AHPs, Carers/family, CMHTs, Consultants, Courts, Drug/alcohol agencies, GP staff, GPs, Health visitors, Hospital staff, Housing associations, Local authority staff, Midwives, Other NHS services, Other Trust services, Police, Single Point of Access team Referral criteria: - Referral to the specialist palliative care team should be considered for people with life-limiting illness and their family when they have complex needs and/or a level of need which is beyond the scope of the current caring team. The service is primarily for those over 18. Health or social care professional must have the person’s consent for referral - The person may be a resident in their own home, care home or Kendray Hospital
Published: 18 February 2025