Age requirement
Be aged 18 or over (exceptionally, 16–18 year olds may be considered following clinical agreement)
Referrals
We accept referrals for patients with specialist palliative and end of life care needs. Please ensure referral criteria are met before submitting a clinical referral.
Who can be referred?
We support people who:
- Have advanced, progressive or incurable conditions
- Are experiencing general frailty with rapid deterioration or end stage illness
- Require rapid access to end of life care, including personal care, in the last three months of life
- Have existing conditions at risk of sudden acute crisis
- Have life-threatening acute conditions caused by sudden catastrophic events
Eligibility
Patients referred to Farleigh Hospice should:
Local connection
Live in mid Essex and/or be registered with a mid Essex GP
Consent and referral
Provide consent for referral to Farleigh Hospice services. Referrals from outside the area may be considered in certain circumstances.
What referrals may include
- Difficulties managing pain and other symptoms
- Complex or escalating care needs
- Support with palliative rehabilitation
- Complex emotional or holistic care needs
After referral
All referrals are reviewed and triaged by our clinical team.
The appropriate Farleigh Hospice service will then contact the patient or referrer. For admission to our Inpatient Unit, a separate referral process applies. Farleigh Hospice does not provide long-term care beds.
Make a referral
Complete our clinical referral form to begin the process.
MND Resources
- Riluzole shared care
- MNDA section of website for professionals Professionals | MND Association
- MND specific PEACE plan
- Information specific to GPs Information for GPs | MND Association
- Information specific to Nurses Information for nurses | MND Association
- Information specific to care workers Information for care workers | MND Association
- Information for Acute and Emergency Staff For acute, urgent and emergency care staff | MND Association
- Managing Respiratory Symptoms in MND Respiratory symptoms in MND | MND Association
- Palliative and EoL care Palliative and end of life care | MND Association
- Cognitive change (Note – no Neuro- psych services in our area Cognitive change and frontotemporal dementia | MND Association
- Dysarthria Dysarthria | MND Association
- Dysphagia, Nutrition and Salvia Management Dysphagia, nutrition and saliva problems | MND Association
- Muscle Weakness and pain Muscle weakness and pain | MND Association
- Red flags tool Red-Flag-tool-for-MND.pdf For assistance with possible diagnoses
- JIC kit MND Just in Case Kit | MND Association
Education and training
Farleigh Hospice works in partnership with St Elizabeth Hospice and St Helena Hospice to deliver high-quality palliative and end of life care education for staff, volunteers and healthcare professionals.
Find out more
Contact us
If you are a health professional and need advice about a referral, please contact our Clinical Advice Line.