Palliative Care

 

Specialist Palliative Care Team

The Specialist Palliative Care Team provides support for patients receiving treatment for cancer and other serious illnesses at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. The main activities of the team are:

  • Pain control
  • Symptom control
  • Psychological support for patients
  • Psychological support for carers
  • Liaison with community-based palliative care teams
  • End-of-life care planning
  • Education / training
  • Research

Patients are generally seen on the wards, although they can be seen in other settings within the hospital. Outpatients can also be reviewed in the weekly specialist palliative care clinic. The team does not make home visits, which are usually done by specialist palliative care teams in the community.

 

 

The Liverpool Care Pathway - one programme for delivering palliative care to people with a terminal illness - has been the subject of media and public discussion recently. For more about how and when we may implement the programme, and what it really means in practice, please click here.

Our Team

The Specialist Palliative Care Team

  • Consultant – Dr Andrew Davies - please click here to view Dr Davies' profile
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist – Jayne Brown
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist – Sally Hall
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist – Jo Thompson
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist – Jane Fryer
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist - Karen Smith
  • Research Nurse – Melanie Waghorn
  • Research Nurse - Alison Buchanan
  • MDT co-ordinator – Emma Dillsworth
  • Team PA - Victoria Robinson 
  • Dr Davies’ PA – Danielle Bruton

Courses

Second Guildford Advanced Pain & Symptom Management Courses

The aim of this two day advanced course is to provide delegates with an up-to-date, evidence-based review of the management of pain and other common symptoms. The topics have been chosen because of their impact on the patients’ quality of life, and the lecturers chosen because of their knowledge of the subject matter. On each day there is a session entitled “What else is new?”, which will highlight those developments not included elsewhere within the study day programme. The lectures will be supplemented with relevant reading materials, including slide presentations, reprints of articles, and reference / further reading lists.

Click on the links below to find out more:

* The number of places on the study day is strictly limited, and delegates are advised to book early.

Contact Information

T: 01483 464885

Fax: 01483 406868