What do Marie Curie Nurses do?
Whatever the illness, Marie Curie Nurses, healthcare assistants and palliative specialists bring the clinical help and emotional support you need to you, in the comfort of your own home.
What to expect
What to expect from our nurses
About the level of care you can expect from all our nurses.
How to get a Marie Curie Nurse
Find out how to get a Marie Curie Nurse to provide care in your home.
More information about our nurses
What our nurses do in a nutshell
Our nurses and healthcare professionals offer expert hospice care, whatever the illness.
Our nurses generally provide one-to-one nursing care and support overnight in your home, usually for eight or nine hours.
In some areas, we also offer care for a shorter period of time, or during the evening or daytime, as well as care at very short notice in a crisis.
What do Marie Curie Nurses do in your area?
We provide hospice care in partnership with the NHS. We work in most parts of the UK, but the service we provide in each area will vary according to what support the local NHS trust has decided it needs from us.
You can find out more about the care and support we offer in your area, and how to get a Marie Curie Nurse, by talking to your district nurse, GP, or hospital team.
What does a Macmillan nurse do?
Macmillan nurses care for people with cancer, from when they’re first diagnosed. They generally spend up to an hour in someone’s home, providing advice on managing pain and controlling symptoms, as well as emotional support.
Marie Curie Nurses care for people with all terminal illnesses, including terminal cancer, towards the end of their lives. They generally spend several hours at a time in your home providing care and support, usually overnight.
Are you a healthcare professional?
Read our information for commissioners and referrers about the range of patient services we offer. Or find out how to refer your patient.
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Nursing blogs
"We'll always be nurses, trying to help."
Marie Curie Nurse Sue Ebbage talks about her almost 50 years' of nursing experience for this International Nurses Day.
“Mum didn’t want lots of intervention"
I spent at least six years looking after Mum. If it wasn’t for the Marie Curie Healthcare Assistants, I don’t think I’d have coped at all.
“People deserve to choose how they live"
End of life care is important because people deserve dignity. They deserve to spend their final moments as they did when they were full of life.