128 5.3.1 Palliative Care

Palliative care is an approach that aims to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life for people who are living with life-limiting illness through the provision of:

• Pain and symptom management;
• Psychological, social, emotional, spiritual, and practical support; and
• Support for caregivers during the illness and after the death of the person they are caring for

Palliative care involves a range of services delivered by a range of professionals to support the patient & their family including:

• Physicians
• Nursing
• Personal Support Workers
• Paramedics
• Pharmacists
• Physiotherapists
• Volunteers
• Spiritual Care Providers