Roxburghe House is a specialist palliative care unit.It has three consultants, several specialist nurses and an excellent team of trained and untrained nurses. It is currently situated near Foresterhill

Foresterhill

Foresterhill is an area in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the site of the city's main hospitals , as well as the medical school and medical science departments of the University of Aberdeen...

, Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

, Scotland. Prior to this it occupied a site in Milltimber

Milltimber

Milltimber is a suburb to the west of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is situated approximately 8 miles inland of the North Sea, around 6 miles west of Aberdeen....

, Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

. Roxburghe House provides many services, not just for oncology patients but for those requiring respite too. There is a large multi-disciplinary team involved in the care of patients of an every day basis. The Unit has a charity attached to it, the Friends Of Roxburghe, who help out with teas, coffees, reception duties, and flowers. The Friends of Roxburghe House website can be seen at http://www.friendsofroxburghehouse.co.uk/