Explaining palliative care: Information for clinicians

Communication skills

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

Age UK - Islington Future Matters Service

T. 0207 281 6018

W. https://www.ageuk.org.uk/islington/our-services/planning-for-the-future-service/

E. gethelp@ageukislington.org.uk

The Planning for the Future service is a free, community-based service for Islington residents planning their future. It offers one-to-one support for:

setting up a Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA), a simple way of ensuring control over your health and financial decisions in future
making an advance care plan using the using the Universal Care Plan service from the NHS which records your wishes and treatment needs, and communicates them to urgent care services in the event of an emergency., so that your personal, health care and treatment wishes are known.

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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.

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Marie Curie

T. 0800 090 2309

W. https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/

Marie Curie provide support for patients and carers through terminal illness.