NHS Greater Glasgow & ClydeArdgowan Hospice
Location: |
Greenock |
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Description |
Inpatient, day care and home care services for those with cancer, motor neurone disease and other progressive conditions. Services are open to those living in Kilmalcolm, Langbank, Port Glasgow, Greenock, Gourock, Wemyss Bay & Skelmorlie. Services can be accessed by professional referral or self-referral with permission of responsible clinician. The Day Care Unit is open Monday to Friday 10.30am to 3.00pm. Other services include a volunteer driver service, a bereavement service, a lymphoedema management clinic and full professional education programme. Based in the separate "ACCESS at Ardgowan" Centre, there is a "Living with Cancer" service including a programme of education and support for cancer patients and their carers, a drop-in facility and relaxation and complementary therapy provision |
Services |
Beds: 8 + HC DC HST BS Oth V i |
Address |
12 Nelson Street GREENOCK PA15 1TS |
Contact |
Tel: 01475 726830 |
Abbreviations
- BS
- Bereavement Service
- DC
- Day Hospice/Centre
- HC
- Home Care - Support and advice provided by community hospice or palliative care team
- HH
- Hospice at Home - An extended specialist palliative nursing, medical, social and emotional support service
- HST
- Hospital Support Team
- HSN
- Hospital Support Nurse
- Oth
- Other Life-limiting Illness - service also caring for patients with life-limiting illnesses other than cancer
- V
- Volunteers - service involving volunteers in addition to paid staff
- i
- Drop-in information centre - may only be certain days and times