Referral Process

Patients for our clinical services must be referred to St Leonard’s Hospice by a healthcare professional. This can be a hospital doctor or nurse, or a member of the community team such as a district nurse, GP or Macmillan Nurse.

Referrals should be made using the referral form, available below.

Download our referral form

ADMISSIONS UPDATE
We are now in a position to increase the number of admissions to our in-patient unit. To make a referral please complete the referral form and email it to SLEHO.spcreferrals@nhs.net.
For any Hospice community referrals, including:
  • Hospice@Home
  • Marie Curie (night support)
  • Palliative Care Support Service (sitting service)
  • St Leonard’s Complex Care Coordinator (homelessness and inclusion health)
  • Medical consultation and wider multidisciplinary team discussion
Contact our Single Point of Coordination Service (SPOC) on 01904 777 770. This service is available between 8.00am and 6:30pm Monday to Friday and 8.00am to 4.00pm Saturday and Sunday.
Please can you also ensure any S1 tasks for the Hospice@Home team are sent to SPOC before 4.00pm each day. For any information you want to pass onto the Hospice@Home team, we kindly ask that you contact the team via 01904 777 770 to ensure a timely response.