Palliative Care Week 6-11 October

A public information campaign to highlight how palliative care improves the quality of life of a person with an incurable illness is taking place across Northern Ireland next week.

The campaign Making the most of life will run for a week from October 6th. It is an all-island campaign coordinated by the All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC). Public information is available at www.palliativecareweek.com

The campaign is being supported by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Public Health Agency, the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts and providers of hospice and palliative care across Northern Ireland, as well as health agencies and providers in the Republic of Ireland.

We aim to raise a deeper public understanding of palliative care regarding when it can be used, who it is for and what its benefits are.