All GPs in the Kiama Downs area are committed to providing the best possible care for all patients.
Our nurses and GP Registrar Doctors recognise the role of palliative care in Kiama for patients with severe chronic medical problems and life limiting illnesses. They believe in focusing on correcting these medical problems where possible, supporting patients in living long and healthy lives and in having dignity and control over the symptoms of their condition.
For more information, to talk about your concerns about a loved one or to arrange a referral to palliative care please arrange an appointment with our team by calling (02) 4237 7502 or booking online.
What or who is Palliative Care for?
Palliative care is where doctor focus purely on your symptoms. Often with long term medical illnesses people can have pain or many other symptoms which are not managed well when doctors are over-focused on fixing things. Palliative care helps support people so that they can have more dignity and control over their illness. Sometimes people pass away or die without needing palliative care, but many people benefit from having the support of their GP and the local palliative care team weeks, months or sometimes even years before they pass away or die.
Our nurses and GP Registrar Doctors believe that a lot more joy and fulfilment can be gained by people when they are unwell with serious conditions by giving them more control over their symptoms or pain.
Please follow the links here for more information:
Palliative Care in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven area
Port Kembla Hospital Palliative Care team
Berry Hospital Palliative Care team