The Hospice has been up and running for many years and is a triumph of determination, fundraising and dedication of the community of Tynedale.
Tynedale Community Hospice provides a free nursing, domiciliary and home support service to patients and their families in the Tynedale, Scots Gap and Ponteland areas. Our aim is to provide care and support to patients with life-limiting illnesses who wish to remain at home for as long as possible.
Our service is equitable, flexible and responsive to both the needs of patients and their carers. There is no charge for any care given by Tynedale Community Hospice.
If you need access to our help, there are a number of different ways: Contact your local GP, Macmillan Nurse, Community Nurse, Care Manager or just give the Hospice a ring and we will offer advice.
Our Patient's Charter
Tynedale Community Hospice will:
- Respect your dignity, privacy and freedom of choice
- Involve you whenever possible in decisions about your care with an open and honest approach.
- Provide a team of nurses, support workers, therapists and volunteers, all with suitable skills, to meet your ongoing needs.
- Work in partnership with all health professionals involved in your care to enable you to receive the help you need, when you need it.
We offer access to all the services detailed below:
- Daytime and Overnight - Domiciliary and Nursing care for patients.
- TCH Qualified nurses visit the patient's home to give nursing care and to support the family.
- Day, evening or night respite care to enable family and carers to out for the evening or to have a good nights sleep.
- In an emergency, TCH may be able to offer a three day package of care to avoid admittance to Hospital.
- Complementary therapy for patients or carers, Aromatherapy, Massage, Reflexology and Relaxation are available to patients and their carers. [Download a copy of our Complementary Therapies leaflet]
- Practical help with household jobs, getting the shopping, doing some ironing, walking the dog or helping to tidy the garden.
- Transport by volunteer drivers to hospital for regular treatment.
- TCH volunteer drivers can take patients direct to the hospital and arrangements can be made to get home after treatment.
- TCH offers these services to adults (over 16), diagnosed with life limiting illnesses, and their carers, who are referred to us by health professionals, in liaison with the Primary Health Care Team.
The TCH "Service User Guide" gives further details and this is available from the Hospice Office or from our online library [click here].
Our annual reports are available at the Charity Commission web site
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