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Grove House Hospice (St Albans)

Grove House supports patients, families and carers living with cancer or life-threatening illness. Our skilled team ensures that people receive the support they need. Our services are available free of charge to patients of GPs in St Albans, Harpenden and the Dacorum area.

You can refer yourself for a specific service by phoning Grove House directly. Referrals can also be made by GPs, nurses, consultants, or any other healthcare professional.

Our Services:

The Robert Runcie Day Hospice is a nurse-led service providing specialist palliative care, support and interventions. Patients who attend receive ongoing individual assessment and monitoring around their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. The Day Hospice team aims to assist patients in maintaining independence, managing symptoms and developing coping strategies.

Family Support Services offer individual counselling and support groups for patients, families and carers. The service is also for anyone who has been bereaved through cancer. Family Support offers advocacy, welfare benefits advice and information for health professionals.

Grove House at Home is for patients who would benefit from support at home. Trained volunteers offer home sitting, befriending and complementary therapies. The service is offered from Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm and at weekends, depending on volunteer availability.

The CANCER-i Centre provides a wide range of information and support on a drop-in basis to anyone concerned with, or affected by cancer or other life-threatening diseases. Patients, families and carers can access the right information at each stage of illness - whether they want to know more about cancer or are looking for practical information about support groups or benefits. Information can also be given over the phone 01727 843401
CANCER-i is open from Monday to Friday from 10.00am to 4.00pm.

The Cancer the Next Step programme is offered to newly diagnosed people up to the age of 60. During the 8-week programme, the team helps patients through the physical and emotional effects of cancer.

The Spiritual Care provides a safe space to explore unsettling questions about the meaning and purpose of life; to re-evaluate hopes for the future; to search for inner peace or to help put ones affairs in order. Each person will be supported and valued whether or not they have a religious background.

The Outpatient Clinics are open to all patients and their families and carers. You can access a nurse or doctor as an outpatient for one to one advice and support.

Grove House offers a range of Therapies. Physiotherapists offer treatments to reduce swelling or pain, help mobility and make breathing easier. Occupational Therapists ensure that patients have equipment and adaptations at home so they can stay independent. Complementary Therapies can help with relaxation, anxiety, depression or pain.

Hospice at Home provides specialist nursing care to patients in their own homes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Trained nurses are available to provide pain control, symptom monitoring, medication plus vital emotional support to calm anxieties for patients and families. This service will eventually be available through all GP practices in St Albans and Harpenden.

Please contact for further information.

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Registered charity number: 1003462