Our palliative care team sees patients with illnesses which may not be curable such as cancer, respiratory disease, neurological conditions and heart disease.
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Our Palliative Care service
Our Palliative Care team provide a service for inpatients every day, 9am-5pm.
The team consists of palliative care consultants, clinical nurse specialists, palliative care discharge liaison nurses and a palliative care support worker. The team work very closely with other medical and surgical teams in the Hospital and the community to improve quality of life of patients with a life limiting illness, The team also provide support to families and carers.
We provide:
- advice and support on symptom control related to pain, nausea and vomiting, breathlessness, and fatigue
- psychological support
- advance care planning
- discharge planning
- support and advice on social and financial issues
- end-of-life care
- bereavement support
The Rose Project
The rose symbol will be displayed on the wards when a person has died and/ or when the death of a person is expected in the next few hours.
Awareness that a person, and those important to them, are facing this difficult time, enables others to interact appropriately with them.
On seeing the symbol, people should foster an atmosphere of quiet where people are respectful, considerate in their activity, including their use of phones, and are prepared to meet people who are grieving or distressed.
The introduction of the rose symbol has been enabled with the encouragement, advice and support of colleagues at the Irish Hospice Foundation and The Royal’s Bereavement Alliance and Donor Service.
End of Life Care volunteers
Our team of End of Life Care volunteers are specially trained to provide patients with companionship, sit with patients who have nobody else. They also help families or loved ones of those who may need a shoulder to cry on or the reassurance of knowing that a volunteer can sit with their loved one if they can't be there.
For more information about our End of Life Care volunteers, speak to the ward staff or contact our Volunteer team.