Belfast City Hospital Palliative Care Team

Range of conditions served

All cancers
Palliative/Supportive

Services available at the organisation

Education and/or training
Supportive and palliative care
Treatment

The Palliative Care Team presently consists of 1.3 WTE Consultants in palliative medicine, 4.5 specialist palliative care nurses and 1.1 lung cancer nurse specialists. The Palliative Care Team meets regularly with healthcare professionals from other disciplines to plan and deliver care for patients with palliative care needs.

The team has formal medical links with the Marie Curie Centre and Northern Ireland Hospice Specialist Palliative Care Units. Reasons for referral to the Team include:

Pain management.
Other symptom management e.g. nausea, vomiting, dyspnoea, terminal restlessness.
Emotional/psychological support for the patient and/or their family to enable them to explore issues and concerns related to advanced illness, and in addition facilitate communication between the patient/family and ward team.
To facilitate discussions surrounding ethical dilemmas.
Advice regarding complex discharge planning e.g. “home to die”.
To act as a resource regarding other specialist services.
Assessment for transfer to a Specialist Palliative Care Unit.
Outpatient appointment with a Palliative Medicine Consultant.

Website address:
http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net

Contact name:
Palliative Care Team Secretary

Email address:
palliativecare.team@bch.n-i.nhs.uk

Address:

4 South Belfast City Hospital
Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7AB

Directions:

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Telephone number:
028 90263934

Fax number:
028 90699406

Area covered by this organisation:
Belfast Area

Type of organisation:
This is a Statutory organisation.