About Palliative Care
Palliative care is the management of the physical and the emotional symptoms and the provision of social and spiritual support for both a patient and the family, during the course of a progressive illness for which in the light of present medical knowledge, cure or remission is no longer possible; and bereavement support for the families after the patients death.Palliative care includes the care given during the terminal phase of the illness which may be measured in weeks or months.
Palliative Care Queensland Mission Statement
It is our mission to promote palliative care to the community and professional health organisations and to support palliative care providers in achieving excellence of care for all people involved with a progressive illness for which in the light of present medical knowledge, cure or remission is no longer possible.
