Community Macmillan Team

The team is based on two sites - Hatfield and Standon - and works closely with GPs, District Nurses, Hospitals and Social Services, visting patients in their homes throughout Easy Hertfordshire. They are registered nurses who have specialist training and experience in pallitative care and cancer.

Working with other professionals, our Community Team will offer advice on pain and symptom management and give support to patients , their families and friends. The Team can be available from the moment someone us diagnosed with cancer and support may continue throughout the course of the illness. Patients with other life threatening illnesses may also benefit from the expertise of our Macmillan Nurses.

Each patient is recognised as being a whole person and the care received may be emotional, psychological, spiritual, social or physical. Information given by our Nurses will allow patients to make informed decisions about treatment and care. Referrals to other parts of Isabel Hospice may be appropriate; the Benefits advisor, the In-Patient Unit, the Day Hospice, the Specialist Doctors, the Hospital Macmillan Nurse and the Volunteers.

Our community Team is also available to act as a resource to other professionals, reflecting current clinical developments and research. If you would like any further information telephone our Community Macmillan team on; 01707 330686