Quality care, expertly given

A community of palliative medicine consultants providing expert guidance and advice remotely, backed up by a system of governance that’s second to none.

Clinical services

Second-on-call telephone advice

It is a well-known fact that the national shortage of palliative consultants is impacting consistent access to OOH advice. Our second on call model is there to help.

Daytime board rounds, MDTs and case load reviews

Regular consultant interaction with your clinical teams supports advanced planning, boosts confidence in decision-making, and improves patient care in a cost-effective way.

Clinical supervision

Our consultants can provide one-to-one clinical supervision sessions for your doctors and nurses, supporting their continual professional development.

Palliative pharmacy

Our palliative pharmacy service provides a direct link to specialist consultant pharmacists, who can offer your clinicians expert advice to optimise medications and help ensure safe, cost-effective prescribing.

Hospital-based care

You’ll find our team of CNSs and consultants at several locations; The Christie Private Care (HCA) and The Alex (Circle Health). Working collaboratively with hospital clinicians, we are transforming outcomes for cancer and non-cancer patients.

Digital innovation in healthcare

We believe technology should serve a purpose, not just follow a trend

We remain firmly rooted in consultant-led expertise, while harnessing digital tools to achieve better patient outcomes.

Digital Innovation

Learning

Palliative Care Courses

Our consultant-led palliative care and end of life education courses are an interactive, desktop-based subscription model that will keep your clinicians fully up-to-date.

Medical leadership programme

We’ve created a leadership and development programme, which aims to create a community of emerging leaders, and upskill and inspire them to perform confidently.

Governance and support

Our remote consultancy model is supported by an unashamedly robust and rigorous system of monitoring and governance, ensuring that everything we do is carried out to the highest standards.

Our Medical Director, CEO and Lead Operational Nurse meet weekly to monitor and review the clinical advice our teams have given. Their feedback is shared with all parties, creating a cycle of continuous learning and improvement that delivers better outcomes for patients.

Our system of governance

Our Quality Assurance Committee: Charlotte Healey (CEO), Professor Matt Makin (Medical Director), Dr Rasha Al-Qurainy (Clinical Director), Paula Hall (Nurse Director, CQC Registered Manager)

Real Stories, Real Support

See how we’ve made a difference in the lives of those we support, through compassionate care and dedicated service.

Using Supportive Care UK to provide OOH advice has worked really well. Staff have commented on how helpful the consultants have been, sometimes describing it as a mini teaching session, and we receive prompt feedback on advice given. I would have no hesitation in recommending the service.

Dr Sarah Pickstock

Dumfries and Galloway NHS Trust

SCUK has provided an exemplary out of hours service with clear and simple process to access the service. The advice given is evidence-based, provided by specialist palliative care consultants and in keeping with our current guidance.

Having SCUK on board has been an absolute game changer, it has empowered the whole team and given the prescribers confidence in their abilities and practices.

Mary Stevens Hospice

We feel fully supported by SCUK's business and clinical team; It's always a pleasure liaising with them and nothing is ever too much trouble.

Assistant Directorate Manager

Palliative Care

Both Consultants provide excellent support and guidance for the Clinical Nurse Specialists. They are flexible around discussions and never rush the nurses during boardrounds. They encourage reflection and are happy to discuss any cases we bring to the meetings.