Palliative care at Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital

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Palliative care is a medical and nursing speciality that focus on controlling symptoms and providing support for patients, and their families with any serious illness.

What is palliative care?

Palliative care is a medical and nursing specialty that focus on controlling symptoms and providing support for patients and their families with any serious illness. This includes cancer and its treatments which can cause physical symptoms and side effects, as well as impact on emotional and social circumstances. Patients can be referred to palliative care at any stage of cancer and often while receiving cancer treatments such as, chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery.

How does palliative care improve quality of life?

Palliative care aims to improve patients’ quality of life by providing:

  • Help with previously difficult symptoms such as pain, sickness, and constipation
  • Emotional and Psychological support to patients and their families
  • Overall guidelines and support through your cancer treatment
  • Spiritual support
  • Complimentary therapies
  • Help and support with difficult decisions; medical, financial or legal
  • End of life and Bereavement support

How do I access palliative care at Nuffield Health St Bartholomew’s?

At Nuffield Health we involve a range of services delivered by our specialist professionals to holistically help with your physical, psychological and spiritual needs. We also work very closely with local palliative care services to ensure co-ordination and continuation of care between the hospital and community palliative care services. Your consultant and specialist nurses will help facilitate this journey.

Find out more about Palliative care
Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital

38 Giltspur Street, London, EC1A 7BS

020 3386 9000

There are several bus stops within walking distance of the hospital. The closest rail and tube stations are City Thameslink - 5 min walk, Barbican - 5 min walk, Elizabeth line at Farringdon - 3 min walk. Car parking is available in Smithfield Car Park nearby.

Hospital switchboard 020 3386 9000
General enquiries 0300 131 1433
Outpatients enquiries 0300 131 1432
Physiotherapy enquiries 0203 386 9058
Payments enquiries 0330 460 0099

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