Specialist community services support people with end of life symptoms that cannot be managed in standard community care. Our teams visit people at home or in outpatient settings to help them live well and focus on what matters most to them.

We also give advice to healthcare professionals on managing symptoms at the end of life.

We do not provide respite or personal care.

operating hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week
webpage: St Christopher’s Hospice
phone number: 020 8768 4500
email: info@stchristophers.org.uk

Specialist inpatient services support people with end of life symptoms that cannot be managed in the community.

We do not provide respite care.

operating hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week
webpage: St Christopher’s Hospice
phone number: 020 8768 4500
email: info@stchristophers.org.uk

Our adult bereavement service supports anyone whose relative or friend was cared for by St Christopher’s before they died. We also support any grieving adult who lives in Bromley or Lewisham, or is registered with a GP in either borough.

operating hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week
webpage: St Christopher’s Bereavement Service
phone number: 020 8768 4599
email: stchadmin-bereavement@stchristophers.org.uk

Planned overnight care provides a healthcare assistant to support people at home. The assistant stays with the person all night and gives the care they need, including any prescribed oral medicines.

You can ask your district nurse, GP or palliative care team to make a referral.

operating hours: 22.00 – 07.00
webpage: Marie Curie
phone number: London Coordination Hub, 020 3370 2208; Support Line, 0800 0902309 (support and bereavement)
email: support@mariecurie.org.uk

Unplanned overnight care is available in Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich. A registered nurse and a healthcare assistant visit people during the night to give support, advice and symptom relief. They can give prescribed ‘as needed’ injections and manage continuous subcutaneous infusions.

operating hours: 21.00 – 08.00
webpage: Marie Curie
phone number: London Coordination Hub, 020 3370 2208; Support Line, 0800 0902309 (support and bereavement)
email: support@mariecurie.org.uk

Out of hours prescription and delivery of End of Life medicines.

operating hours: 18:30 – 08:00 weekdays, 08:00 – 08:00 weekends and bank holidays
webpage: Seldoc Healthcare
phone number: 0208 619 1250
email: tim.hebditch1@nhs.net