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Palliative Care
What we do
Palliative Care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illness. This is achieved through prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification, impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.
Contact Details
Phone: (01) 416 2389
Fax: (01) 410 3921
Postal address:
Palliative Care Service,
St. Kevin’s Corridor,
St. James’s Hospital,
Dublin 8.
Palliative Care Clinic
Palliative Medicine Outpatients
|
Day |
Consultant |
Location |
Time |
Contact |
|
Wednesday |
Dr. N. O’Leary or Dr. L. Balding |
Suite 6, Outpatient Department |
10:00am to 12:30am |
Palliative Care Secretary |
Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner Clinic
|
Day |
RANP |
Location |
Time |
Contact |
|
Monday |
Mr. Rory Wilkinson |
Haematology Oncology Day Centre |
12:30pm to 3:30pm |
Palliative Care Secretary |
|
Wednesday |
Mr. Rory Wilkinson |
Suite 6, Outpatient Department |
13:30pm to 4:30pm |
Palliative Care Secretary |
|
Friday |
Mr. Rory Wilkinson |
Haematology Oncology Day Centre |
12:30pm to 3:30pm |
Palliative Care Secretary |
Specialist Palliative Care Team
The team comprises two Consultants in Palliative medicine; a Registrar in Palliative Medicine, one Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner, three Clinical Nurse Specialists, one Palliative Care Nurse, a Medical Social Worker and a half time Medical Secretary.
Contacts
|
Name |
Position |
Bleep |
|
|
Dr. Norma O’Leary |
Consultant in Palliative Medicine |
|
|
|
Dr. Lucy balding |
Consultant in Palliative Medicine |
|
|
|
Dr. Shantona Bag |
Registrar in Palliative Medicine |
036 |
|
|
Rory Wilkinson |
Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) |
970 |
|
|
Denise Breen |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
463 |
|
|
Martina Thuillier |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
043 |
|
|
Paula Ward |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
972 |
|
|
Alison Brennan |
Senior MSW |
104 |
The Palliative Care Nursing team can be contacted on:
Tel: 01 4162695; 01 4162951; 01 4284599
Tel: 01 4162389 (Answering machine)
Email: palliativecare@stjames.ie
Appointment Instructions
Please contact Department Secretary on 01 416 2389 to make an appointment between the hours of 8.30am and 12.30pm. Mon – Thurs.
Referral Procedures
For G.P. referral, the service requires a letter stating the reason for referral i.e. symptom control, homecare team involvement, day hospice or admission to Our Lady’s Hospice.
