Palliative care

About palliative care

Palliative care means all the treatment and care given to patients suffering from a terminal illness.

Persons covered by palliative care

Palliative care is given to persons of all ages who have a serious and incurable illness that may lead to their death in the foreseeable future.

Procedure for receiving palliative care

Further to an assessment of the patient’s condition, palliative care is given by health professionals chiefly.

Last update: March 8, 2019

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