Referral

All GPs, Hospital Consultants, Specialist Nurses in Cancer Care and District can refer a patient for Hospice Services. They will have been referred to Hospice because they either have cancer or are in the late stages of a non-cancerous condition. For the patient’s sake Hospice welcomes an early referral in order to establish support on all levels.

Referral of a patient will result in contact being made by a member of the Hospice Clinical Team and care will commence immediately. It may be necessary to consider admission to Hospice if symptoms are proving difficult to control. In-patient care will establish appropriate medication for pain and/or symptom management. In the majority of cases patients return home and resume their daily routine with their families without the stress of the pain and symptoms.

Patients, who wish to can attend the Day Therapy Unit, open three days a week. Hospice Isle of Man’s service are free to all those who need them. They include:

In-patient Unit (Adult)

The multidisciplinary clinical team provides specialised palliative care incorporating symptom management, respite care, and terminal care.

In-patient care is delivered in a supportive and relaxing environment where individual needs (patients and families/carers) are respected and accommodated.

Day Therapy Unit

Our aim is to deliver physical, spiritual, emotional and psychosocial support and practical help for those individuals who require our care.

We will support you from the time of your diagnosis; encourage you to be involved in the decisions regarding your care; help you overcome your anxieties and fears about cancer or other life limiting illnesses; provide a friendly, positive environment focused on your needs; take time to listen.

Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialists

We work alongside your doctors in the community and in the hospitals. Our role is to provide advice on pain management and other distressing symptoms; provide support and information to patients and their carers at the time of a diagnosis of cancer and throughout the various stages of treatment; provide support and information for individuals suffering from other life limiting conditions; help to promote palliative care skills and knowledge to professionals, patients and carers through advice, information, education, support, and by example; work within the multidisciplinary team to provide services in the hospitals, community and hospice; advise on end of life care; offer bereavement support.

Hospice at Home

This dedicated team works hard to ensure that our patients receive the highest standard of care in their own homes at any time of the day or night.

Physiotherapy

Our aim is to conduct ongoing assessment of the needs of the patients and their carers in order to apply skilled interventions, which are vital for patients’ independence, functional capacity and quality of life.

Occupational Therapy

Our aim is to maintain independence and quality of life by identifying the functional problems experienced by individuals as a result of their disease process.

Complementary Therapies

Complementary therapies provided by Hospice Isle of Man include Acupressure Massage, Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Cognitive Relaxation, Craniosacral therapy, Hypnotherapy, Reflexology and Reiki.

Lymphoedema Clinic

Lymphoedema is a swelling that can occur anywhere in the body when the lymphatic system no longer functions as it should often as a result of cancer treatment.

Lymphatic drainage techniques are delivered and taught by specially trained nurses in the clinic, enabling patients and their families to be directly involved in their treatment programmes.

The clinic is open 8am – 4pm Monday to Friday. The clinic operates over 4 days 9am to 5pm

Psychosocial Care and Bereavement Support

Counselling and Bereavement Support are delivered both at home and in the Counselling Suite within Hospice Isle of Man.

Dealing with an incurable illness places great emotional and practical strains on individuals and families. The Family Services Manager, a qualified social worker, plays a crucial role in providing support to patients and their families.

Ongoing bereavement support is offered to relatives and friends of patients who have been cared for by Hospice Isle of Man, either at home or as an in-patient. This service is provided by the Bereavement coordinator, trained Bereavement Visitors, Hospice Chaplain, and Specialist Nurses.

Spiritual Care

Everyone has a spiritual dimension to their lives regardless of any connections with a religious denomination or faith community. In the pursuit of its philosophy Hospice Isle of Man provides a team of Chaplains for patients and their families, carers, staff and volunteers.

Rebecca House

Rebecca House offers specialist palliative care for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and their families. Providing respite, emergency, and end of life care, in a new and purpose built hospice.

Rebecca House offers a home from home with a relaxed, friendly atmosphere in an informal, comfortable setting. It is a safe haven where those most in need are assessed and nurtured enabling them to go on living.