Community Palliative Care Team

Community Palliative
Care Team
The St. Francis Hospice Community Palliative Care Team is a group of specially trained doctors, nurses, social workers and chaplains who provide professional palliative care expertise and support to patients and families in their own homes.

Many patients facing a life-limiting illness prefer to remain at home, in familiar surroundings, being cared for by friends and family. The relief of symptoms is a key element in enabling many patients to remain at home.

Our Community Palliative Care Team works closely with the patient’s GP and Public Health Nurse (who continue to have overall responsibility for the patient) to provide optimum symptom control and promote quality of life. The Community Palliative Care Team’s support also extends to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their families.
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