Most people are cared for by their community and hospital teams, but there are times when more expert skills are needed – that’s where we come in.
A specialist nurse at Royal Derby Hospital who treated a patient before they sadly passed away, received recognition by their family for providing the compassionate care that allowed them to "pass awa...
Staff, families, and friends recently gathered to celebrate five years of compassionate care on Ward 2 at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital (FNCH) - a dedicated place to care for patients reachi...
Within the Midlands, we are a leading provider of inpatient palliative medicine. Our well-established specialist unit, Nightingale Macmillan Unit (NMU), is complemented by an innovative End of Life Care Ward, which has been recognised at national level, being shortlisted for a Health Service Journal (HSJ) award.
We aim to lead by example and have an excellent record of teaching.
Our approachable and dynamic team benefit from constructive working relationships with services across the hospital and wider healthcare system. We are proud to support our health and social care colleagues to deliver high quality end of life care.
Supporting patients with progressive life limiting disease and complex symptom control or psychological needs.
Supporting patients who are approaching the end of life, who cannot be cared for at home/nursing home/other non-hospital place of care.