Specialist palliative care services
Specialist Palliative Care
Our specialist palliative care teams support people living with a serious or life‑limiting illness. We are here to help manage difficult symptoms, offer emotional and practical support, and guide you and your loved ones through important decisions about your care.
How we support you
Our teams work closely with hospital staff, GPs and community services to make sure you receive the right care at the right time. Support may include:
- Help managing symptoms such as pain, nausea or breathlessness
- Emotional support for you and those close to you
- Advice about future treatment options and your preferred place of care
- Linking you with other services at home, in hospital, a care home or a hospice
We can offer advice to healthcare professionals involved in your care, or we may meet with you directly if needed.
Who we support
We accept referrals for any adult patient in CHFT hospitals or in the Calderdale community who may benefit from specialist palliative care. Referrals are usually made by a healthcare professional.
If you wish to have most of your care at home, we work with community teams including our colleagues at the Kirkwood Community Palliative Care Team to help make this possible.
Hospice support
If a hospice stay might be helpful, our specialist palliative care teams will carry out an assessment and coordinate the referral.
In the Kirklees community, this assessment is provided by our partners at Locala.
Our local hospices are:
- Overgate Hospice, Elland – for patients with a Calderdale GP
- The Kirkwood, Dalton – for patients with a Kirklees GP
Contact us
Hospital Specialist Palliative Care Team
Monday–Friday: 9am–5pm
Saturday–Sunday: 8am–4pm
01484 342965
Other useful contact numbers
Calderdale Community Specialist Palliative Care Team
Every day: 9am–5pm 01484 343814
Calderdale Community Out‑of‑Hours Palliative Care Team
Every day: 7pm–8am 01422 652291
The Kirkwood Community Palliative Care Team
Every day: 8.30am–4.30pm 01484 557910
The Kirkwood 01484 557900
Overgate Hospice 01422 379151
Additional information and support
Chaplaincy Team
When you or someone close to you is unwell, it’s completely natural to look for comfort, strength or simply someone to listen. Our multi‑faith Chaplaincy Team is here for everyone whether you follow a particular faith, have your own spiritual beliefs, or are not religious at all.
The chaplains can offer:
- A quiet space to talk
- Emotional and pastoral support
- Prayer or reflection, if this is something you would find helpful
To contact the chaplain on duty, please call the hospital switchboard and ask to be transferred to the chaplain on duty:
- Calderdale Royal Hospital: 01422 357171
- Huddersfield Royal Infirmary: 01484 342000
Interpreting Services
Conversations about palliative care can feel overwhelming, and it’s important that you and your loved ones can understand everything clearly. If English is not your first language, or if you use British Sign Language, we can arrange an interpreter to support you during discussions and appointments. Just let a member of the team know.
We can also provide this information in:
- Large print
- Braille
- Audio format
- Other languages