End of Life (EOL)
The end-of-life team care for patients who are in the last few days/weeks of life or imminently dying. We care for patients who are living within Southend, Basildon and Broomfield, with life limiting illness that is entering the terminal phase.
Good end-of-life-care should be tailored to the individual and following discussion with yourself/loved ones, the medical team will start the Last Days of Life Care Plan and document your wishes/concerns.
The end-of-life team supports the medical team and can provide specialist symptom control, psychological, and psychosocial support. They will keep you updated and make sure that we have your families correct contact details and support any other wishes. We also work closely with the chaplaincy team who we can call if you want; the chaplaincy team have links to the on-call Catholic Priest and can contact other faith leaders to support you.