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Organisation:	Palliative Care
Comment:	Palliative care is aimed at controlling rather than curing a serious illness. This means reducing symptoms to ensure a good quality of life. The team consists of a Palliative Care Consultant, two Specialist Nurses, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker. The team act as a resource, advising on pain and symptom control, as well as offering psychological, emotional and social support to patients and carers, in conjunction with health care professionals within the hospitals. There is a Palliative Care out-patient clinic on Friday mornings in the Gloucester Royal Hospital outpatients' department and on Wednesday mornings at Wheatstone Day Hospice.
Phone:	08454-225179 (Bleep 2125)
Fax:	08454-225639
Contact name:	Ms. Denise Barr or Mary Nicholls
Address:	Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN View map
Email:	[email protected]
Who is it for:	Patients receiving palliative care & their Carer
How to Contact:	Usually through GP or Hospital Consultant
Accessibility:	Fully accessible
Cost:	This is a free NHS service
Opening Times:		Open	Close	Open	Close
	Mon	0900	1700
	Tue	0900	1700
	Wed	0900	1700
	Thr	0900	1700
	Fri	0900	1700
	Sat
	Sun
	Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Record updated:14 Dec 2006 If the above record is incorrect please complete the update request form to advise the GUIDE Information Service. Palliative Care phone: 08454-225179 (Bleep 2125) or email: [email protected]

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