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Useful Links
General
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The Northern Ireland Cancer Network (NICaN) team supports groups of health professionals, patients and charities working together across Northern Ireland
to improve cancer care and survival.
Bereavement
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Rainbows Ireland is a peer-support programme to assist children, youth and adults who are grieving a death, separation or other painful transition in their family.
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Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
The Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy identifies, develops and maintains professional standards of excellence in counselling and psychotherapy through education, training and accreditation.
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Turning Point is one of the leading centres in Ireland providing psychotherapy and counselling for people affected by bereavement, serious illness and life crises.
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The Bereavement Research Forum's aim is to provide a forum for interested professionals to discuss, promote and develop bereavement research.
EAPC
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European Association for Palliative Care
The EAPC brings together many voices to forge a vision of excellence in palliative care that meets the needs of patients and their families.
It strives to develop and promote palliative care in Europe through information, education and research using multi-professional collaboration, while engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
Education
EJPC
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European Journal of Palliative Care
The European Journal of Palliative Care (EJPC) was established in 1994 to provide an information and communication resource for all professionals involved in the provision of palliative care across Europe. The EJPC is an official journal of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) and, as such, serves to keep members and non-members alike up to date on the key activities, goals and strategic direction of the EAPC.
Irish Pain Society
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The Irish Pain Society is a representative body of medical and paramedical specialists who have dedicated their careers to the treatment and management of patients with chronic pain disorders.
The society endeavours to promote all aspects of education and training in research and development, and clinical management of chronic pain problems.
Paediatric Palliative Care
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Suzanne House provides day care support and respite services for children who have a terminal illness.
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The Jack & Jill Foundation provides care and support for children with severe neurological development issues, as well as offering some respite to the parents and families.
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The Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin, Incorporating the National Children's Hospital and St. Loman's, provides child-health, adult, psychiatric and age-related healthcare on one site.
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The Children's Sunshine Home supports children with life limiting conditions and their families by providing high quality transitional care, home support,
respite, crisis and end-of-life care.
Services are available to children with high medical and nursing needs from birth to 18.
Social Work
Support Groups
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The Carers Association is Ireland's national voluntary organisation for and of family carers in the home. Family carers provide high levels of care to a range of people including frail older people, people with severe disabilities, the terminally ill and children with special needs.
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The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is the leading dementia specific service provider in Ireland.
It is a national voluntary organisation with an extensive national network of branches, regional offices and services that aims to provide people with all forms of dementia, their families and carers with the necessary support to maximise their quality of life. -
Dementia Ireland is a National Centre, based at St. James Hospital, Dublin. The Vision of the Centre is of a future where anyone in Ireland with a personal encounter of dementia is enabled to live a life of their choice, despite the disability. They aim to reduce stigma and promote excellence in all aspects of services for persons with dementia throughout Ireland through education, information, research and collaboration with others.
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The Irish Heart Foundation is the national charity fighting stroke and heart disease, funded up to 90 per cent by public and corporate donations.
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The Irish Kidney Association is a charitable voluntary organisation, dedicated to meeting the needs of renal patients and their families and carers, living with and affected by end stage renal disease.
Nursing
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Irish Association for Nurses in Oncology
The Irish Association for Nurses in Oncology is an non-profit organisation that promotes continuing nurse education and provides a forum for exchange of knowledge for members of the oncology nursing profession.
United Kingdom
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National Council for Palliative Care
The National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) is the umbrella organisation for all those who are involved in providing, commissioning and using palliative care and hospice services in England, Wales & Northern Ireland.
NCPC promotes the extension and improvement of palliative care services for all people with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions. NCPC promotes palliative care in health and social care settings across all sectors to government, national and local policy makers.
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Association for Children's Palliative Care ACT is the UK wide charity working to achieve the best po
ACT is the UK wide charity working to achieve the best possible quality of life and care for every child and young person who is not expected to reach adulthood.
International
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International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
The Mission of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care is to collaborate and work to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced life-threatening conditions and their families, by advancing hospice and palliative care programs, education, research, and favorable policies around the world.
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Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance
The Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance promotes universal access to affordable quality palliative care through the support of regional and national hospice and palliative care organisations.
The Irish Hospice Foundation
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The Irish Hospice Foundation supports the development of hospice care and promotes the hospice philosophy.
Irish Cancer Society
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The Irish Cancer Society is the the national cancer care charity.
The mission of the Society is to play a vital role in achieving world-class cancer services in Ireland, to ensure fewer people get cancer and those that do have better outcomes. The Societies goals are focused around prevention, early detection and fighting cancer in three main areas: advocacy, cancer services and research
Children's Palliative Care - Support Services
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CanTeen Ireland is a nation-wide support group for young people who have or have had cancer, and for their brothers, sisters and friends.
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Barnardos offers a variety of specialised services to provide further support to children, parents and families during difficult times, such as coping with the death of a loved one.
Barnardos Bereavement Counselling for Children is a service for children and young people who have lost someone close to them – like a parent or a sibling - through death. -
Barretstown rebuilds the lives of children affected by childhood cancer and their families. They serve children affected by serious illnesses - primarily cancer and serious blood diseases - from Ireland, Britain and throughout Europe, and their families.
Hospices
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St. Francis Hospice is a voluntary organisation under the care of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
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Our Lady's Hospice Harold's Cross
Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services has two facilities, Harold’s Cross and Blackrock Hospice, where specialist care is provided for people with a range of needs from rehabilitation to end of life care.
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Milford Care Centre is a provider of Specialist Palliative Care and Older Persons Services to the people of the Mid West.
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Galway Hospice Foundation is a voluntary organisation. At the Hospice, the multidisciplinary team includes a Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Medical Officers, Clinical Nurse Managers, Staff Nurses, Auxiliary Nurses, Pastoral Care and Social Workers.
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Marymount Hospice is the Specialist Palliative Care Centre for Cork City and County.
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Northern Ireland Hospice provides a range of services for patients with cancer and other life threatening conditions.
Care is provided in the hospice and in the community. It is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Health Service Executive
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The HSE Library is a gateway to a vast library of knowledge resources to support continuing education and development, clinical and management decision-making and, most importantly, evidence-based patient care.
Here, you can search, browse, save and share information including ejournal articles, ebook chapters, patient education leaflets, EBM case reports, clinical practice guidelines, and much more.
Department of Health
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The Department of Health's statutory role is to support the Minister in the formulation and evaluation of policies for the health services.
It also has a role in the strategic planning of health services. This is carried out in conjunction with the Health Service Executive, voluntary service providers, Government Departments and other interested parties.
