Table 2 Collaborating Organisations
Alias | Geographic Area & Profile | Services |
|---|---|---|
Blue Hospice | Elegant Spa towns and affluent, leafy suburbs in North of England. Significantly higher than national average of education levels and home ownership. Population is older than UK national average. | Inpatient Unit; Outpatient center; Caregiver & Bereavement Groups |
Red Hospice | Prosperous urban area in South East England. Significantly higher than national average of education levels and home ownership. Population is older than UK national average. | Inpatient Unit; Day hospice; Hospice@home; Caregiver & Bereavement Groups |
Yellow Hospice | Inner City in North West of England. City is classified as economically deprived with lower health status that national average, despite its younger average age. | Inpatient Unit; Day center services; Caregiver & Bereavement Groups |
Green Hospice | Metropolitan District of North West England. Highly eclectic socioeconomic profile. This hospice serves areas that appear in the top and bottom 15% nationally most/least deprived areas. Population is aging. | Inpatient Unit; Day therapy unit; Hospice@home; Caregiver & Bereavement Groups |
Purple Hospice | City in North East of England serving some rural areas too. Serves an area with significant pockets of social deprivation. Younger than average population. | Children’s Hospice with Inpatient Unit, Respite Services; End-of-Life Bereavement Suites; Sibling, parent & bereavement groups |
Palliative Care Unit | City North West of England. Economically deprived city with large health and wealth inequalities. Age profile younger than national average. | Specialist hospital inpatient unit; referrals solely from the hospital; for most complex end-of-life needs |
Specialist Palliative Care Services | Operating from a specialist NHS hospital based in a City in the North West of England, this specialist palliative care unit serves patients from the whole of the North West of England. | Multidisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care Team delivering a range of support & pain management |
Hospice@Home | Market towns in affluent area of North England. Significantly higher than national average education, employment, and home ownership. | Palliative care delivered to the patient’s home during final expected 6 weeks of life |