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RUH Specialist Palliative Care Team
RUH Specialist Palliative Care Team
The RUH Specialist Palliative Care Team offers specialist advice and support to patients, carers and staff within the RUH.
The Specialist Palliative Care Team is available 7 days per week, but please note there is a reduced service weekends and Bank Holidays.
Some of the services we aim to offer are:
- Advice and help with controlling physical symptoms when they are difficult to manage, such as pain, nausea, breathlessness, fatigue
- Giving people time to talk about the effects of the illness on them and their family
- Helping people to cope with the emotional, psychological and spiritual aspects of living with a life-limiting illness
- Advice and support to help people to plan for the future, e.g. adjusting to life changes, how and where care can be provided
- Close liaison with Dorothy House Hospice which provides specialist palliative care services in the community
- Education and support for staff working in the RUH
- Support with service improvement initiatives in end of life care
Contact details
RUH Specialist Palliative Care Team:
01225 825567
For advice out of hours please contact Dorothy House Hospice Care advice line:
0345 0130 555
For GPs wishing to update the team or refer a patient following admission to hospital please telephone through to the office:
01225 825567