The Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) Team works exclusively in palliative care and has expertise in addressing complex patient and family/carer needs. These needs include uncontrolled pain and other symptoms, and complex psychosocial problems. It may be necessary to involve the SPC team at any stage if receiving palliative care. Holistic care is delivered using a multidisciplinary approach including medical and nursing staff, chaplaincy, social workers, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, pharmacist, clinical psychologist, and complementary therapists. Care is delivered in a variety of settings such as the hospice and specialist palliative care unit, hospitals, and community. Palliative care services support people to live and die in their place of choosing with those around them that know them so specialist services would in reach to you to help you achieve this.
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