Luton Palliative Care Service

Our specialist Palliative Care Service is a 7 day service that is part of an integrated model, working closely with all health and social care services in Luton. 

This service is for adults registered with a GP in Luton who are living with any life limiting condition. It is particularly important for people who require end of life care or have advanced disease.

Our service focuses on:

• providing expertise in symptom management including pain management and psychological needs.
• supporting and helping patients and their families plan for the future, by helping patients and their loved ones to think about and record what matters to them in their future care
• offering psychological support to help adjust to living with a life limiting illness
• promoting living well and dying well in the identified preferred place of care
• offering family support and signpost to additional help when required

The Macmillan palliative care team is made up of specialist palliative care clinical nurse specialists and palliative care support workers supported by a palliative care consultant. 

The service is also supported by a consultant psychologist, family therapist and a welfare benefits advisor (where appropriate). The team works closely with patients GPs, consultants and Keech hospice.