St. Clare's Hospice

since 1987, st clare’s hospice has been providing palliative care to the local community in the south of tyne area. based in jarrow in purpose-built facilities, st clare's hospice offer a range of flexible services to patients and their families, following a holistic approach to care which aims to address not only the physical symptoms, but the spiritual, social and emotional needs of the patient too. we provide care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in our 8-bed in-patient unit, which is used for pain and symptom management, respite care and end of life care. we also offer a day care serivce for patients living with life-limiting illnesses. our facilities enable us to care for up to 15 patients each day and provides people with an opportunity to gain social support whilst having access to our range of services such as physiotherapy, our lymphoedema clinic and complementary therapy. we also offer additional support to our patients and their families, such as a befriending service to patien