About Us

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St Andrew’s Hospice provides Palliative Care to the people of Lanarkshire and operates under the care of the Sisters of Charity. The Hospice is partly funded by Lanarkshire Health Board. From Modest Beginnings of just 4 beds for the terminally ill, St Andrew's now offers

  • A 20 bedded specialist palliative care unit
  • A 10 bedded unit for frail elderly sick
  • 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.

Open To All

Facts about St Andrew's Hospice

  • St. Andrew's is Lanarkshire's only 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 £42,000 per week.
Open To All

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.