About Us

St Andrew's Hospice provides specialist palliative care services - the total care of patients with progressive disease and limited prognosis - and is open to all, without distinction of race, gender, or creed. It is Lanarkshire's only Specialist Hospice and provides multidisciplinary support for patients, their families, and carers.

Over the years, the Hospice has grown to support the needs of the community by looking ahead to innovative changes and future patient and family requirements.From Modest Beginnings of just 4 beds for the terminally ill, St Andrew's now offers:

A 26 bedded specialist palliative care unit moving towards 30 beds
A 2 bed respite care service for older adults living in the community and young chronic sick
A Day Hospice offering care for up to 60 patients every week
A Care at Home service for those patients who choose to want to die at home
A specialist range of support services
A consultant led domiciliary service
A telephone palliative care advice line
An education service to support the understanding of palliative care in Lanarkshire and the involvement of Hospice medical staff in palliative care provision in the three District General Hospitals and clinics across the County

Thanks to the generosity and assistance of the people of Lanarkshire, Hospice staff now cares for over 120 patients each week in the Hospice with other services reaching more patients and their families across Lanarkshire.

St Andrew's Hospice is recognised as a registered charity by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) (Charity No: SC 010159) and until 2006 was an unincorporated association, operating under the care of the Sisters of Charity.

In April 2006, the Hospice became a company limited by guarantee with charitable status and changed its formal name to become St Andrew's Hospice (Lanarkshire). In its day-to-day business, however, it retains the operational name of St Andrew's Hospice.

Facts about St Andrew's Hospice

St. Andrew's is Lanarkshire's only Specialist Hospice and is open to all, without distinction of race, gender or creed.
All services are provided free of charge to the patient.
The annual running costs are approximately £4.2million of which nearly £2.2million has to be raised each year from public donations, this is approximately £44,000 per week.

The care offered to patients and their families is tailored to meet individual needs. Our goal is to provide physical, psychological, social and spiritual care for our patients in a calm, peaceful and welcoming environment. We care for patients with a range of needs including symptom management, rehabilitation and end of life care.

The essence of palliative care provision is in multi-disciplinary team working with the patient as the focus of care at all times.

The Hospice team consists of:

Three consultants in Palliative Medicine.
Two Staff Grade Doctors.
One Senior House Officer.
One Specialist Registrar in Palliative Medicine.
Local General Practitioner Support.
High ratio of skilled nursing staff to patients.
A Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapy Service.
A Social Work Service.
A Spiritual and Emotional Support Service.
Volunteers with a range of valuable skills, e.g. complementary therapies.

There is a considerable overlap of responsibility amongst team members and very close links between the other Hospice services such as Day Hospice, Homecare and the hospital support teams.