St. Vincent’s Hospice

Service overview

Service type: Hospice

Registration status: Registered

Based in Johnstone, St. Vincent’s Hospice is an independent hospice.  

Further information about the hospice and the services it provides can be found by contacting the service.

Information about the conditions of registration and inspection reports is below. 

Conditions of registration

The provider will operate an independent hospital (hospice) 

2. The service will operate 24hrs Monday to Sunday. 

3. The provider must only allow specialist palliative care on both an in-patient and domiciliary care basis. 

4. The provider must not allow more than 8 in-patient places and 10 day-case places. 

5. The provider must not allow the provision of dental treatments (including dental hygiene treatments, dental implants, tooth whitening and orthodontics). 

6. The provider must not allow any ionising radiation exposures to be carried out. 

7. The provider must not allow the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products. 

8. The provider must only treat service users aged 18 or over. 

9. The provider will offer bereavement support and counselling to children and young people from the age of 5 – 18 yo. 

10. The provider must ensure that staff possess the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience and that they are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of patients, the public and wider workforce. 

11. The provider must ensure that staff requiring to be registered by a professional regulating body are actively registered. 

12. The provider must ensure a registered medical officer that specialises in palliative care is available on call at all times. 

13. The provider must only treat patients individually; group treatments are not permitted. 

Inspection reports

• St. Vincent’s Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report and action plan: October 2024

Report published: 15 October 2024
Inspection date: 12-13 August 2024
Inspection type: Unannounced