We provide an expert service to patients who have been diagnosed with a life limiting illness, their relatives and those important to them.
We work closely with doctors and other members of the team such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists and the integrated discharge team to help with some of the wider issues associated with illness. We maintain close working links with the local hospices, to provide a seamless service and to promote continuity of care.
We aim to:
- Act as a resource to ensure dignified, individualised end of life care which is centred around the needs and preferences of the patient and his or her family
- Identify and relieve physical symptoms, helping with rehabilitation and wellbeing
- Facilitate open and honest communication
- Identify and relieve social, psychological and spiritual difficulties
- Improve the quality of life for patients.
The Palliative Care team work across Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals, and includes:
- Two Palliative Medicine consultants
- Lead Nurse for Palliative and End of Life Care
- Macmillan Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Two Macmillan cancer support workers
- Palliative Care Support Secretary
- Consultant medical support from local hospices.
Referrals to the team can be made by any professionals involved in the patient’s care.
Contact us
Maidstone Hospital: 01622 225024
Tunbridge Wells Hospital: 01892 635675
Community palliative care teams
Heart of Kent Hospice (Maidstone): 01622 792200
Hospice in the Weald (Pembury): 01892 820500