Palliative and End of Life Care

Palliative and End of Life Care is the total care of patients (and their families or carers) who have a life-threatening illness, which is progressing or likely to progress.

Here at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, we aim to provide the best possible care for people at the end of their lives.

Along with health and social care partners from Wirral Hospice St. Johns, Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group, Wirral Council and Wirral Community NHS Trust, we are committed to delivering the high standards of respectful and dignified care that people with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones deserve. We also adhere to the National Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care framework.

We are committed to providing patient-centred care aimed at reassuring people who are dying and providing peace of mind about the services available to support them. We work alongside the ward teams looking after patients in the hospital to help with patient concerns such as symptom control, planning for the future and psychological support.