Professional Referrals

We accept referrals from members of the Primary Health Care Team, Macmillan Nurses, Hospital Doctors & Nursing staff and any health and social care professionals.

Referrals can be made for any of our services:

  • Inpatient admission (end of life care or short stay complex symptom management) 
  • Hospice at Home Service
  • Lymphoedema Clinic
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Woodlands Wellbeing Hub 
  • Volunteer Visiting Service 
  • Patient and Family Support (social work and counselling)
  • Bereavement Care (adults and children)

How to refer

  • Electronically: Referrals can be made electronically via SystmOne
  • During Office hours: Telephone 01325 254321. A referral can be taken by a member of the Specialist Team, Inpatient Unit Sister or a delegated administrator
  • Out of Hours: Telephone 01325 254313 direct referrals can be made to our Inpatient Unit
  • By post: letter from referrer or by downloading a referral from below

Alternatively contact our Medical Admin Team, Monday-Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm, who can email you a referral form from our Hospice dedicated NHS email account.
Call 01325 254321 or Email: care.darlington.stteresashospice8hx98@nhs.net

The Inpatient Unit has a direct line, which is open 24 hours. Call 01325 254 313.

Hospice Information

St Teresa’s Hospice provides specialist palliative care for people with progressive, life-limiting illnesses. We also support their families, carers and others close to them. Care is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team (doctors, nurses, counsellors, social workers and therapists), who have training in palliative care, which is their core specialty.