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What is Palliative Care and Why Do I Need It

If you are fighting a serious illness for which there is not a known cure, whether it be cancer, heart or lung disease – then Palliative Care can help. It can help you to manage symptoms such as pain, breathlessness, stress or to work through unanswered questions about how your disease will progress and what will happen in the future. As the Medical Specialist responsible for your care is focused on deciding on which treatment is best, rather than the other issues that affect your well being – Palliative Care can be the ‘bridge’ between you and your day to…

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Benefits of using a local Aged Care Provider on the Sunshine Coast

Anyone living on the Sunshine Coast who wants the best for their elderly parents should consider a local aged care Sunshine Coast provider. There are huge number of benefits of choosing a local aged care Sunshine Coast provider for both clients and family members, just are few of which are as follows: 1. Network of contacts With a wealth of contacts in both aged care and associated fields, local aged care Sunshine Coast providers have access to a huge amount of information about all aspects of home care as well as contacts in related goods and services including aids and…

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The NDIS is Coming to Queensland – it’s YOUR Choice!

WHAT WILL IT MEAN FOR YOU ? How will you choose your host provider? How much of your support you will manage yourself? In Queensland we are still in the early stages, with the Your Life Your Choice (YLYC) program under the Department of Communities – with the NDIS being introduced in the next 18 months. Now that you can decide – who do you choose ? What a great opportunity to really find the right service for you. But there is so much choice – how do you choose? Where do you start? You can start with the list…

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Finding the Right GP – Priceless

In my experience (as a Registered Nurse, a patient, or a relative of a patient) having a good GP is priceless and can make all the difference to your health and well being. Having a local doctor who knows your history well, and understands your concerns is invaluable, particularly if you have a chronic illness. BUT they can be hard to find. Now no disrespect to the the medical profession, there are numerous committed and professional doctors available in the community, but sadly there are some that really miss the mark. I have witnessed first hand some unfortunate cases of…

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