Palliative Care

Palliative Care is care given to improve the quality of life of patients who have life-limiting conditions. This means a condition, illness or disease which is progressive and cannot be cured. Our philosophy of care is about helping patients of all ages to live well and die well, pain free, with dignity and peace of mind. 

Voluntary contributions will also be used to fund the extension and refurbishment of the existing inpatient facility to provide a specialist palliative care expenditure. St. Christopher’s Hospice Palliative Care Services operated by the health Service Executive. The core service will be funded by the HSE and voluntary contributions will be used to offer extra services to patients and the bereaved.

St. Christopher’s Hospice will strive to offer world-class, professional, loving and person-centred specialist Palliative Care to people with a life-threatening illness who are approaching the end of life. 

The service will be provided by a specialist interdisciplinary team, led by  consultant physicians in Palliative Medicine. 

We will aim to treat, as early as possible, the symptoms of the disease (or side-effects caused by treatments) and any psychological, social and spiritual problems related to the illness. We will also assist families and caregivers through this experience and provide a bereavement support service to people who are grieving.