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Working With Others - In Patient Unit

Our purpose built In-Patient Unit opened in January 2000 enabling up to 200 patients to be cared for each year. The unit has eight bedrooms with en-suite facilities and access to the beautiful gardens.

Our patients are over 18, who need help with the management of the problems associated with a life threatening illness.  Most of our patients have cancer but we also care for patients with Motor Neurone Disease, AIDS, irreversible organ failure and other life limiting illnesses, if we believe we will be able to help.
Patients are admitted for:

  • Assessment

  • Symptom management

  • Terminal care

The length of stay is individually assessed as we run short stay beds (usually 7-10 days) to benefit more patients.


Our team are experts in keeping patients as comfortable as possible, controlling their pain, easing distressing symptoms and providing emotional and spiritual support through difficult times.


Families and friends may visit at any time and arrangements can be made for relatives to stay overnight if patients are very ill.  Children, babies and pets are warmly welcomed.

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You may be a patient reading this having been recommended to us by your GP, District or Macmillan Nurse.

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Your support means we can do what we do best, care for hundreds of local people every year.

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address

St Clare Hospice
Hastingwood Road
Hastingwood
Essex CM17 9JX

telephone numbers

General Enquiries
(01279) 773 700

Patient Services
(01279) 773 700

Advice Line
(01279) 773 773

legal

St Clare Hospice is a registered charity
No. 1063631

St Clare Hospice is a registered company
No. 3398955

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