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Joining Wellbeing @ Cynthia Spencer
Welcome to Wellbeing at Cynthia Spencer, a service which aims to help people with a life-limiting illness to live their life as fully as possible, maintain their physical function and independence for as long as possible.

Our aim is to enable patients and their families to maintain their quality of life, emotional and mental health, physical function and independence for as long as possible.

Our service is available to anyone over the age of 18 currently facing a life-limiting illness. This can include advanced cancer, rapidly progressive neurological conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease, and advanced respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

Our service offers a variety of programmes focusing on elements of palliative rehabilitation such as education and self-management of symptoms like breathlessness, fatigue and anxiety, exercises and physiotherapy. We also offer social and peer support with emotional distress and low mood.

03000 271256

Programmes we offer

Wellbeing at Cynthia Spencer runs a range of programmes focusing on education and self-management techniques that could help you to reduce the impact of symptoms you experience in your day to day life as well as giving you information to enable you to manage your care.

Group sessions give you to have the opportunity to meet others who may have similar experiences. You can gain support from each other as well as from the staff team. One to one’s are available if that is preferred or we can support with online sessions using Microsoft Teams.

Fatigue Management

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Breathlessness Management

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Gym Buddies

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Wellbeing Information Programme

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Walking Group

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Wellbeing Activity Group

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Seated Tai Chi

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Guided relaxation videos

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Friends and family support group

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Relaxation Group

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Welfare and Benefits advice service

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Our service is led by therapists to provide patients with the best opportunity to identify their own goals and wishes for their care. Our aim is to jointly work together to create a plan of how to achieve these goals. This may be attending group sessions we run, individual sessions or referral on to other services.

Frequently Asked Questions

Wellbeing at Cynthia Spencer is available for patients with a life limiting illness over the age of 18. To access the service, you will need a referral from your health care practitioner. This can be your GP, nurse, social worker, or allied health professional. At this point we sadly cannot take direct referrals from patients, families or friends.
  • Increased confidence
  • Increased activity
  • One to one support
  • Improved mood and wellbeing
  • Signposting to other services
  • Ideas for self- management
  • Gain knowledge
  • Group support
  • Social interaction

You will be contacted by phone by a member of our Wellbeing at Cynthia Spencer team who will arrange an initial assessment appointment or group with you. 

The Wellbeing Centre
Cynthia Spencer Hospice
Manfield Health Campus
Kettering Road
Northampton
NN3 6NP 

Telephone 03000 271256

Monday to Friday, 8am until 4pm

Our sessions are between 1 and 3 hours and depending on our specific programme of care, you will be offered between 5 and 12 sessions. At the end of your programme we will review your progress and assess if you require further sessions or alternative support.
It is very important that you notify the team between sessions if you have been feeling poorly, have had a change in medication or have required a hospital stay to ensure that we explore with you how to manage your changing needs. You can contact us on 03000 271256.

All of the Wellbeing@Cynthia Spencer services and sessions are free. They are provided by the NHS and funded by Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity and the Integrated Care Board.

Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity are proud to be working with Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust to provide the funding for the services offered by Wellbeing@Cynthia Spencer to patients and families with life limiting illnesses.

Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity is committed to continuing to improve CARE, SUPPORT and CHOICE provided to patients with life limiting illnesses and their families in Northamptonshire.

We are working with NHFT to expand and improve Wellbeing@Cynthia Spencer services with the hope that in the future this service will be the gateway to ensuring that all patients with life limiting illnesses have an Advance Care Plan in place which enables them to live the life they have to the full.

For a referral into our services please speak to your GP or Healthcare provider. Contact details for care providers in our area can be found by click here.

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