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Don’t Leave it too Late

Palliative care after a terminal diagnosis

People in the UK, including healthcare professionals, often find it hard to discuss death and dying. We want to emphasise that the Hospice offers valuable support to enhance the quality of life for patients and their families from the point of a terminal diagnosis.

Patients are often referred to us too late, fast approaching end of life, highly anxious, usually uncomfortable and clearly requiring care beyond the remit of curative medicine. The Hospice is well-equipped to help at this point – but you and your patients may be able to take advantage of our services much earlier than you think.

Photo of the front of the Hospice with greenery and plants in the foreground
A photo of the entrance to the sunflower living well centre

For example our Sunflower Living Well Centre offers:

  • Living Well programmes for managing conditions when at home
  • Breathlessness and Lymphoedema Clinics
  • Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy at home, in our gym, or in classes
  • Complementary Therapies, Bereavement Support, Social Care guidance, Art Psychotherapy, and Spiritual Support
  • A dementia carers’ well-being programme to help plan for the future.

You’re welcome to visit us

We understand the difficulties around a terminal diagnosis very well and we’re here to help. Have you visited us?

We offer informal tours of the Sunflower Living Well Centre and Inpatient Unit and Hospice @Home, where you can meet our team and explore our light, uplifting space in Macclesfield.

As a charity, all our services are provided free of charge to patients and carers – and we can work closely with you throughout to improve your patients’ quality of life. Please don’t deny them the opportunity to use our comprehensive services from the point of diagnosis onwards. We really can make a difference to all of you.

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Thank you so much for choosing to support East Cheshire Hospice. You may never know how much your gift means, but we know that it will make the world of difference to our patients and their families.