Marie Curie Newcastle

Marie Curie provides a range of free care and support for people with terminal illnesses, their families and carers:

• End of life care: in your own home or in their Newcastle Hospice
• Marie Curie nurses provide one to one nursing care and support overnight in your home, usually for 8 or 9 hours.  In some areas, they offer care for a shorter period of time, (daytime, evening, in a crisis
• Newcastle Hospice provides specialist inpatient care and support for family and carers
• Tyne and Wear Helper service: trained volunteers offer one to one support to people with a terminal or life limiting illness and their families. They provide companionship, emotional support and regular telephone support. To refer please email [email protected] or phone for more information. This service covers Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside
• Bereavement team supports people who have experienced loss. You get support for as long as you need it. See the self referral web address below, email  [email protected]  or phone.

The Marie Curie Wellbeing Centre is an outpatient service for patients, their family and carers. They have a team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, Nurses, Health care assistants, social workers, volunteers, complimentary therapists.

You can take part in groups such as: Art therapy, The Good Life Gardening project, Breathlessness Program, Falls Prevention, Cognitive stimulation Therapy, Reiki, Mindfulness, Craft activity Session, Siblings Bereavement Group, Walk and Talk, Carers support Group, Life Cafe, Navigating the Care system, Life pages writing group and much more.

Referrals can be made by professionals, GP, district nurses, community palliative nurses, hospital teams, specialist nurses, social prescribers email [email protected].

For more information about The Wellbeing Centre, contact [email protected]