My Patient’s Stay
Following a patient’s referral by a Healthcare professional involved in their care, our Clinical team will review and assess the patient’s current needs and requirements and if appropriate, they will be added to our waiting list.
When a bed becomes available, a member of the senior nursing staff will contact your patient to arrange admission. The patient may be able to make their own way to the hospice or we may need to arrange transport to the hospice via ambulance.
On admission, your patient will be allocated a nursing team and consultant who will assess and plan individual person centred care in collaboration with them and their family and in conjunction with the wider multidisciplinary team.
Part of these admission discussions may include the patient’s thoughts and hopes for the future including – if appropriate for them – discharge. The discharge planning process can be quite complicated so we try to start this process as early as possible. On discharge, the patient will be made aware of all the ongoing care arrangements they have and any follow up appointments that have been made for them. We will discharge the patient with at least a week’s supply of medication and clear instructions regarding the medications and how to take them.
The Inpatient Unit is not a long term place of care.
For more information, please take a look at our Information Booklet.
Updated on 11th September 2020
Visiting Guidelines during local Lanarkshire lockdown
Following an announcement made by the First Minister on 11th September regarding local restrictions being introduced in Lanarkshire, St. Andrew’s Hospice has unfortunately been required to change its visiting rules to comply with the law and protect our patients, visitors and staff.
Unfortunately, whilst Lanarkshire is under these new restrictions, no visitors will be allowed, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Nursing or medical staff are happy to provide updates on a patient’s condition via telephone at a convenient time.
The Clinical Team will be happy to support patients to keep in touch via phone/FaceTime/WhatsApp/Zoom etc. on their own devices to maintain communication with their loved ones.
Adherence to this rule is essential to protect everyone’s safety and this remains our highest priority.
Thank you for your support and co-operation.
Anyone who has any concerns, please phone and ask to speak to the Nurse in Charge.