How do I get referred to the service?
If you have cancer or a life-limiting illness and need our support your GP, district nurse, or any health or social care professional can refer you.
How do I get urgent advice?
Marie Curie @ Northumbria Rapid Response Service is part of our Palliative Care Northumbria service in North Tyneside. They are able to respond within one hour to a call for urgent advice. If required, they will visit you at home. This service is available seven days a week from 9am until 7pm.
In Northumberland you can get urgent advice by contacting your GP, district nursing team or out of hours via NHS 111.
Contact details
For urgent advice call your local service:
North Tyneside Rapid Response 07825 756675
Opening hours 9am to 7pm daily
Onecall (Northumberland) 01670 536 400
24/7 phone line
To contact your local community palliative care team call:
North Tyneside community team 0191 293 4376
Northumberland community team 01670 859 015
If you are enquiring about a patient at one of our palliative care units call:
North Tyneside Palliative Care Unit 0191 235 4903
Wansbeck Palliative Care Unit 01670 529 960
To contact the hospital palliative care team call:
North Tyneside General Hospital team 07825 756 827
Wansbeck General Hospital team 07825 761 625
Northumbria Hospital team 07825 756 625