Find carer’s information and advice about palliative care for people with serious illness.
palliative and supportive care
When someone you care for has a serious illness, palliative care can help to make them as comfortable as possible. It includes relief from pain and distressing symptoms and the provision of practical and emotional support. Palliative care is usually provided by health and social care professionals and volunteers. It’s part of the care people receive at the end of their life, often in a hospice.
People can receive palliative care:
At every life stage
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