Bassetlaw Hospice
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"Independent charity hospice providing palliative and end of life care across Bassetlaw"
About Bassetlaw Hospice
Bassetlaw Hospice is an independent charity hospice on North Road in Retford, at the rear of Retford Hospital. It provides palliative and end of life care for people with cancer or a progressive life-limiting condition in the Bassetlaw area. Clinical services passed from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to The Hospice of the Good Shepherd CIO, registered with the CQC in November 2025.
The hospice runs a 6-bed in-patient unit, day services and a community team of palliative care clinical nurse specialists. Nurses and healthcare support workers deliver care across these services, and the Support and Wellbeing Centre adds occupational therapy and counselling.
How the clinical team works
Medical cover comes from an in-house consultant and an in-house GP, each working two days a week, and two advanced clinical practitioners. This cover currently runs Monday to Friday and is being developed to extend the days and hours. On the in-patient unit, nurses work a single nurse model with single nurse drug checking, and clinical team leaders lead nurses and healthcare support workers across the in-patient unit and day services, with input into the community team.
A charity-run setting
As a charity, Bassetlaw Hospice meets the day-to-day running costs of the hospice, including the building, gardens, fixtures, fittings and equipment. It funds complementary services and facilities such as alternative therapies, hairdressing and patient transport, and it manages the hospice's volunteers. The hospice reopened in March 2020 after a redesign and refurbishment supported by the charity, so clinical staff work in recently refurbished surroundings.
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