If you're living with a life limiting illness, good care and support is an important part of getting the most from your life. This leaflet provides information about the different services that are available in Leeds, what care might look like for you and what you can expect.
End of Life Care and Support in Leeds Leaflet
An easy read version of this leaflet can be found here
Local services
Carers Leeds
Carers Leeds is a team of expert support workers who provide advice and help for unpaid carers in Leeds.
Mindwell Leeds
Mental health information and support for people in Leeds who are experiencing a bereavement or loss.
Maggie’s Yorkshire
Maggie’s and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are working in partnership to create the highest quality of cancer support for the people of Yorkshire.
Linking Leeds
If practical or emotional problems are stopping you feeling your best, Linking Leeds can help you get them sorted.
Managing Breathlessness
Leeds Centre for Respiratory Medicine has created a website dedicated to managing breathlessness, with a wide range of resources for patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
National services
End of Life Care - NHS Website
This website provides information for people who are approaching the end of their life. Some parts of it may also be useful for people who are caring for someone who is dying, or people who want to plan in advance for their own end of life care.
NHS Continuing Healthcare
NHS Continuing Healthcare is a package of care that some people are entitled to receive as a result of disability, accident or illness. It covers the full cost of the person’s care once the person has been assessed.
Beacon
Beacon can provide help and advice on being fast tracked for NHS continuing healthcare, when an individual’s health is rapidly deteriorating and they are considered to be approaching the end of their life.
Hospice UK Dying Matters
Dying Matters is a group of individuals and organisations who aim to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.
End of Life Doula
End of life doulas work alongside medical and care professionals, filling gaps where extra support is needed
Money Helper
Free and impartial support and advice on money and what to do when someone passes away.