Hospital staff highlight awareness of endoflife care

THE End of Life Care Committee in Galway University Hospitals (GUH) held an information day to raise awareness of the work of both the committee and the Hospice Friendly Hospitals (HFH) Programme.
The HFH network is an end-of-life care programme developed by the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) which is linked to 40 acute hospitals across Ireland including GUH. It aims to support front line staff, who are delivering end of life care, to ensure the best possible care for the patient when they are reaching the end of their life’s journey, so that patients die with dignity and respect and to help their families to cope.
Colette Goonan, Children’s Outreach Nurse and member of the End of Life Care Committee at GUH, said, “The aim of the information day was to raise awareness of the work which has been undertaken at the hospital around end-of-life care and emphasise the importance of dignity and respect for patients and their families at this difficult stage of life.