In this one minute video Dr Ros Taylor, a senior palliative physician, explains how palliative care can help people with advancing illness from the time of diagnosis - not just in the last days of life.
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Support with advance care planning
Advance Care Planning in Ealing Care Homes
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This service is for adults with a terminal illness to provide a Universal Care Plan (UCP) to support patients end of life wishes and preferences.
It is delivered by a Registered Nurse (RN) with comprehensive training and current experience in end of life and palliative care.
These nurses support the GP Team in creating high quality UCPs for all residents in Care Homes within Ealing borough already needing 24-hour care.
Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities Ealing
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Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities Ealing
T. 0300 123 4544
The Ealing Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities provides specialist assessment, support and interventions to people with learning disabilities and their families/carers. The team can help to provide expert support to their patients at life’s end and assist with co-ordination and planning across services including liaison with social care and the voluntary/third sector.
International Children's Palliative Care Network
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International Children's Palliative Care Network
The network is committed to providing information on available resources related to the field of children’s palliative care.
Macmillan Cancer Support
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Macmillan Cancer Support
T. 0808 808 0000
W. https://www.macmillan.org.uk
E. https://www.macmillan.org.uk/forms/contact-us/ask-macmillan-form.html
Macmillan provide cancer information, support and help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can.
Visit the website to get help with paying bills, advice on benefits or treatment, or to just chat.
Marie Curie
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Marie Curie provide support for patients and carers through terminal illness.
Find information and support through the telephone helpline and online chat via their website.
Other services include Marie Curie nurses, Hospice care, helper and companion services.
Together for Short Lives
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Together for Short Lives have a helpline and family support hub to provide help and advice for those caring for a child with a serious illness.
Wellbeing Hub
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Wellbeing Hub
The Wellbeing Hub is an online tool and resource hub developed to empower Hillingdon residents’ and improve overall feelings of wellbeing.
It provides modern, hospice wellbeing information alongside other types of wellbeing support. The wellbeing hub empowers people to enhance feelings of wellbeing in a holistic way. The online tool provides support with information to better support each person's own, unique wellbeing journey, by encouraging the setting of personal goals and accomplish tasks that align with individual wellbeing aspirations. Goals such as completing tasks (by creating and sharing a bucket list) and documenting wishes such as an advance care plan can take place.
Young Minds
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Young Minds
Young Minds is a national charity which supports both young people, their parents and loved ones through loss.
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