Improving Quality of Life for You and Your Family
Livingwithanadvancedillnesscanhaveanimpactonmanydifferentareasoflife.The palliative care approach of focusing on helping people to live as well as possible while dealingwithseriousillness.Thequalityoflifebyofferingearlyidentificationofpeople in need, early diagnosis and intervention, and integrating palliative care and rehabilitation.Palliative care aims to reduce pain, distress and uncertainty and improve the quality of life by helping to provide early identification of people in need of palliative care, early diagnosis and intervention, and integrating palliative care and rehabilitation.Comfortandwellbeing.Itsupportsboththepersonsufferingfromillness and his or her family or carers. This approach can be introduced at any point in time of illness and can work alongside active treatment. The objective is to assist people to maintain their comfort, dignity and best possible quality of life. Healthcare professionalsworkcloselywithpatientsandfamiliesinordertounderstandtheirneeds, valuesandpreferenceswhendecisionsaboutcarearebeingmade.
Youarestillatthecentreofallthedecisionsyoumakeaboutyourcare.
What Is the Palliative Care Approach?
Palliativecareisrecognisedasbeinganimportantwayofimprovingqualityof life for people living with serious illness. It is focused on the needs of the person as opposed to just the diagnosis. Most palliative care is given by the usual healthcare team such as general practitioners, doctors in hospitals and nurses in communities. Specialist palliative care teams also may perhaps support care when there are complex symptoms or symptoms which are difficulttomanage
