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Referral process

Referrals for St Leonard’s Hospice in-patient beds must be made 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.

If you would like to refer to the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Community Speciliast Palliative Care Team then please follow this link: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Palliative Care (yorkhospitals.nhs.uk)

Download our referral form Download inpatient unit referral eligibility

Admissions 
We have increased 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)
  • Medical consultation and wider multidisciplinary team discussion
Contact our Single Point of Coordination Service (SPOC) on 01904 777 770. This service is available between 8am and 6:30pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday.
Please can you also ensure any S1 tasks for the Hospice@Home team are sent to SPOC before 4pm 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.