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Palliative care is about living….

Palliative care is not just about caring for someone during the last few weeks of their life. People may benefit from palliative care services for weeks, months or even longer.

PHS recognises the special needs of a person who has a terminal illness. The focus is not on curing them, but on treating their symptoms, by making them comfortable, helping them to make changes so that life is easier.

Palliative care acknowledges that there is not only physical pain, but there can be emotional or spiritual pain too. Staff and volunteers in palliative care services have special training to work with these.

PHS services are extended to the family and friends of clients as we recognise that they too need support. Specialist palliative care aims to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life and support families through the illness and into bereavement. People are assisted to maintain their independence and live life as fully as they can.

PHS is here to help.