Living Well Service

A safe space

The Living Well Service aims to provide a safe space for patients and those important to them to access support and advice from Healthcare Professionals, skilled in delivering specialist palliative care services.

Our services are designed to enable people to remain as independent as possible, to manage the impact of their illness, and to help support them through any future changes. Our aim is to promote and improve overall wellbeing, so everyone can achieve the most out of life.

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Our Living Well services

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Living Well Together

Living Well Together is a 7-week programme designed to provide an introduction to palliative care and the services at St. Michael’s Hospice.

Living Well Together information

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Living Well with your Symptoms

Living Well with Your Symptoms is a 6-week programme designed to explore specific symptoms and develop strategies to help you manage living with them.

Living Well with your Symptoms information

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Living Well, Living Better

Living Well, Living Better is one of the social groups we offer here as part of our Living Well Service.

Living Well, Living Better information

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Make a referral

To make a referral please complete our Living Well Service Referral Form here, or for any enquires please email smhadmin@hhft.nhs.uk or telephone 01256 844744.

Download the form

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Motor Neurone Disease Clinics

Our service provides holistic, patient-centred care delivered by a specialist team including a palliative care consultant, specialist occupational therapist, specialist physiotherapist, and palliative care nurse. We run a monthly MND clinic where patients are reviewed by a wider multidisciplinary team, including a neurologist, speech and language therapist, dietician, enteral nutrition nurse specialist, and an MNDA volunteer.

More of our Living Well services

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Men’s Group

A safe, secure environment for men to come together and share their experiences with one another. Our Men's Group provides an opportunity to build friendships and connections with others who may be experiencing a similar journey.

Men's Group information

Tai Chi

As part of our living well service, we offer an 8 week Tai Chi programme. Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that combines slow and controlled movements with deep breathing and mindfulness.

Find out more about Tai Chi

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St Bernard Support

Living with a life-limiting illness (such as cancer or heart disease) is always challenging both for the individuals concerned and those that support them. St Bernard Support is a financial support drop-in clinic dedicated to illnesses. They make no profit regarding the services they offer.

St Bernard Support information

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I think a lot of people have the feeling that a hospice is the end – but it’s the opposite.

It supports the patients and their carers. Jan has people at St. Michael’s Hospice to help her and it’s important for me to have that peace of mind.

Jim

Read Jim's story