Specialist Palliative Care
Friarage Hospital
Supporting individual need, through early intervention that improves quality of life, for patients and their families when diagnosed with non-curative disease.
What do we do?
We work to improve the quality of life of you and your family when facing challenges associated with a life-limiting illness.
What can we offer you?
- Advice on symptom control
- Manage and prevent any adverse side effects from treatment or disease
- Support you to plan for your future
- Emotional support for patients, families and carers
- Time to discuss concerns
- Coordinate care with other professionals involved in your care
- Refer onto services for spiritual, psychological support and financial advice
- Support with diagnosis
- Helping you to live well with your illness
- Give you the opportunity to talk about any issues that are worrying you
- Listening to your concerns
- Confidence to manage your own health
Contact us
If you require any further advice please contact us on:
Tel: 01609 764449
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
Email: [email protected]
We will respond to messages left on the answerphone as soon as possible but this may take up to 48 hours.
Messages left after 4.30pm on a Friday will be responded by the following Tuesday morning (excluding bank holidays).
Patient experience
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust would like your feedback. If you wish to share your experience about your care and treatment or on behalf of a patient, please contact The Patient Experience Department who will advise you on how best to do this.
This service is based at The James Cook University Hospital but also covers the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, our community hospitals and community health services.
To ensure we meet your communication needs please inform the Patient Experience Department of any special requirements, for example; braille or large print.
T: 01642 835964
E: [email protected]