Do you, or someone you love, have a serious illness such as cancer, heart failure, lung disease or kidney failure? We provide palliative care to help you stay safely at home, while your pain and other symptoms are treated. We will work hand in hand with your medical team to help you understand your disease and your treatment options, and we will help you, and your family to cope with the everyday challenges of living with a serious illness.
Palliative care or end of life care should begin when you need it and may last a few days, or for months or years. People in lots of different situations can benefit from palliative care. Some of them may be expected to die within the next few hours or days. Others receive end of life care over many months.
Who needs palliative care?
People are considered to be approaching the end of life when they are likely to die within the next 12 months, although this is not always possible to predict. This includes people whose death is imminent, as well as people who: