Understanding - Palliative Care - 13 11 20

6 Understanding Palliative Care Person-centred care is care that treats you in the way you’d like to be treated and listens to your needs, preferences and values, as well as the needs of your family and carers. [...] Person-centred care Where care is provided The palliative care team will The health professionals in the palliative care work in partnership with you to team will work with you and your carers to help assess what you need and make plan the best place for your care. [...] 8 Understanding Palliative Care Support services Family and carers Symptom relief The palliative care team Palliative treatment will help you work out can help you manage how to live in the most With your agreement, symptoms related to the fulfilling way you can – this the palliative care cancer or its treatment, might mean enjoying time team will involve your such as pain, appetite loss, with fam. [...] Advance care planning The palliative care team If you want to remain will support you to think at home, the team can about, discuss and record identify equipment to your values, goals and help you with your daily preferences for future activities and make it care and treatment (see easier for your carers pages 25–26). [...] As a carer, you can work with the palliative care team to ensure you understand, and are included in, decisions about the care and treatment of the person you care for.