Who provides palliative care?
Palliative care provision is the responsibility of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. is team will provide care that is tailored to meet the individual needs of the person and their family. Depending on where your care is being provided, your team may include members of Hospital, Primary and Community care teams that are made up of Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers, Carers, Pharmacists, Speech and Language erapists, Occupational erapists, Counsellors and other professionals. Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) teams become involved when complex symptom management is required. ese teams can be hospital or community based. Many Community Palliative Care Teams are based at your local hospice, which provide additional services like symptom control admissions, outpatient services or day-care services. Palliative care is provided at different levels depending on your illness. As your illness progresses and if your symptoms become complicated you may need more specialised care from a specialist palliative care team.
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