New Five Year Palliative Care Strategy Launched For Clare & Midwest

Mary O’Brien, CEO, Milford Care Centre; Margaret Costello, Head of Service, Primary Care, HSE Mid West Community Healthcare; and Suzanne Dunne, Head of Strategy, UL Hospitals Group at the launch of the Mid-West Palliative Care Strategy (2021-2025). Photo (c) HSE Mid West Community Healthcare

Healthcare agencies across the Midwest have developed a new five-year strategy for palliative care in Clare and surrounding counties.

The plan, jointly developed by Milford Care Centre, HSE Mid West Community Healthcare and the UL Hospitals Group, will function as a roadmap for end of life care over the coming years.

Specific targets contained within the strategy include a reduction in unnecessary hospital admissions and improved access to palliative care throughout the region.

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CEO of Milford Care Centre, Mary O Brien, says the plan aims to put patients first.