| Description | The Nightingale Macmillan Unit is based within the Royal Derby Hospital. The unit is a 21 bedded specialist palliative care unit which provides care to patients with advanced progressive and life limiting illness in Southern Derbyshire. This includes patients with cancer and non malignant diseases such as motor neurone disease and end stage organ failure. Patients are referred to the unit for assessment and management of complex symptoms. The Palliative Medicine Department is made up of Hospital Palliative Care team, Community Palliative Care Team, Day unit, Outpatients Clinics, The Enhanced Bed Team , End of life Care team and a lymphoedema service. We are able to offer a wide range of services to our patients and families which includes Complementary Therapy, the support of a creative worker and a bereavement service. Your generous donations to the unit (fund 14001) are used to provide patients with the best possible quality of life, and to provide them and their families with psychological, social and spiritual support. Donations are also used to purchase equipment, to enhance the environment and facilities of the unit, to fund education courses for staff and to fund palliative care and lymphoedema research. |
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| janet.sanders2@nhs.net | |
| Telephone | 01332 783082 |
| Address | Derby Royal Hospital Uttoxeter Road Derby DE22 3NE |
| Purpose | The aim of the Volunteer Home Sitting Service is to enable carers of people with cancer or other chronic progressive illness get some respite time of two to three hours per week. Volunteers are trained and supervised by the Macmillan Unit. The service is for sitting purposes only. No medical or nursing duties are undertaken. Services can be arranged by GPs, District Nurses or other professionals. |
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| Geographical area coverage | Derby City, Part(s) of Derbyshire,Abbey, Allestree, Alvaston, Arboretum, Blagreaves, Boulton, Chaddesden, Chellaston, Darley, Derwent, Littleover, Mackworth, Mickleover, Normanton, Oakwood, Sinfin, Spondon |
| Space for Hire | No |
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