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Better treatments and care for more people
From diagnosis to end of life: improving
palliative care for children
This highly trained specialist nurse will develop a new
service which will:
Every year, King’s treats around 200 children and young
people with palliative care needs. Despite excellence
in care and clinical outcomes, King’s has no dedicated
in-house paediatric palliative care service to provide a
co-ordinated response to the complex requirements of
these patients and their families.
•
Plan and deliver care to enhance the quality of life
of young patients with life-threatening and lifelimiting conditions and their families.
•
Work with clinical teams across child health to
champion paediatric palliative care and provide
training and support.
•
Link with other palliative care providers, primary
care and community organisations to ensure
continuity of care for these patients.
We were therefore delighted to receive a grant of
£120,000 from the True Colours Trust to fund a Clinical
Nurse Specialist for two years.
The new True Colours
Clinical Nurse Specialist
will shape a pioneering new
service that will enable King's
to improve access to holistic
palliative care for families
facing an enormously
challenging situation.
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