On 1 July 2026 the current Inpatient Unit based at 47 Woodside Avenue, will close to the public for a major rebuild. We are incredibly proud of the care that we provide for our patients, however, whilst over the decades models of care have adapted and advanced, our facilities have not.
We want everyone to come into our hospice and feel as calm and held as possible and we know the environment contributes greatly to achieving this. Having not been significantly altered for 30 years, our Inpatient Unit is outdated and unable to offer the peace and tranquillity that sets hospice care apart.
You can find out more about our ambitious project, Building For Tomorrow below.
On 1 July 2026 the current unit, based at 47 Woodside Avenue, will close to the public and inpatient services will then be relocated to Jade Ward at Edgware Community Hospital.
It is anticipated that North London Hospice will be operating an Inpatient Unit from Jade Ward for up to a year, subject to completion of the building work in Finchley. In the interests of patient safety, we cannot run a parallel service in both locations during this time.
We will be continuing to provide inpatient services throughout the rebuilding project as well as overnight and community services. We are proud to be able to continue to provide inpatient care, something which hospices undertaking similar projects, have not always been able to do. However, there are changes to our referral criteria.
North London Hospice at Jade Ward and new referral criteria
From 1 July 2026 we will be fully moving into Jade Ward at Edgware Community Hospital. We anticipate that we will be able to admit and care for up to 12 inpatient beds. We will launch our new referral criteria from this date.
Subject to capacity, we will be accepting referrals for adults (aged 18 and over) who are living with an advanced, progressive, life-limiting illness. Our aim is to enable people to live and die well. Referrals must meet the criteria for Specialist Palliative Care. Our referral process remains unchanged and further information can be found on our website along with the Pan London referral form.
Sometimes patient conditions/symptoms improve and they no longer have specialist palliative care needs. Under these circumstances we may discharge patients from our service and signpost to other organisations if appropriate. Patients can then be re-referred at any time via their GP or other healthcare professional.
Further information
This is the most ambitious piece of work that we have undertaken since the hospice was built in the 1990s. This is the start of what will be a hugely exciting, as well as challenging time, but one which will dramatically improve the experiences of our patients and their loved ones.
If you have any questions please contact: BuildingForTomorrow@northlondonhospice.co.uk
About Building For Tomorrow
Our Inpatient Unit needs to be rebuilt. Having not been significantly altered for 30 years, our Inpatient Unit is now outdated and unable to offer the peace and tranquillity that sets our hospice care apart.
We are about to embark on one of the most ambitious projects undertaken since our hospice was built in the early 1990s.
In the three decades since our hospice building was opened in Finchley, much has changed. The numbers of people requiring our help has increased and as the population grows and ages, their needs have become broader, multi-faceted and more complicated.
Whilst our models of care have adapted and advanced, our facilities and structures have not.
Our Inpatient Unit needs to be redeveloped
We want everyone to come into our hospice and feel as calm and held as possible and we know the environment contributes greatly to achieving this.
Having not been significantly altered for 30 years, our Inpatient Unit is now outdated and unable to offer the peace and tranquillity that sets our hospice care apart from others.
Our rooms are small and make it difficult for staff to bring equipment to patients and complicates the delivery of clinical and personal care. The size also severely limits the number of visitors that can comfortably share the space at one time and makes wheelchair accessibility challenging.
Some rooms have more privacy than others and some rooms do not have direct access to our gardens or courtyard. Our rooms have no air conditioning meaning that in the summer they can become stiflingly hot.
We are immensely proud of the care we provide for our patients and wider community every year. However, our building is now holding us back. Our patients and their loved ones deserve better.
We need to build for tomorrow.
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