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08/03/2012
£5m Palliative Care Unit Opens
A first of its kind new palliative care unit has opened at Antrim Area Hospital today.
It is the first specialist palliative care unit to be built in collaboration between a trust and a voluntary sector partner. The £5m unit was jointly funded by the Northern Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Speaking at the opening of the unit Health Minister Edwin Poots said: "This new unit is an excellent example of joint working with the voluntary sector. This partnership is important and offers real opportunities to improve services for people across Northern Ireland.
"How we care for those at the end of their lives says much about what type of society we aim to be and that is why excellent palliative care provision is a vital part of the health service today. This unit shows what can be achieved through the vision, hard work, dedication, compassion and above all the determination to meet the palliative and end of life care needs of the people who we have the privilege to care for."
The new Macmillan Unit has 12 ensuite rooms with additional facilities for relatives who may wish to stay. It is understood that the unit will will provide services for up to 90,000 patients per year.
(LB)
It is the first specialist palliative care unit to be built in collaboration between a trust and a voluntary sector partner. The £5m unit was jointly funded by the Northern Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Speaking at the opening of the unit Health Minister Edwin Poots said: "This new unit is an excellent example of joint working with the voluntary sector. This partnership is important and offers real opportunities to improve services for people across Northern Ireland.
"How we care for those at the end of their lives says much about what type of society we aim to be and that is why excellent palliative care provision is a vital part of the health service today. This unit shows what can be achieved through the vision, hard work, dedication, compassion and above all the determination to meet the palliative and end of life care needs of the people who we have the privilege to care for."
The new Macmillan Unit has 12 ensuite rooms with additional facilities for relatives who may wish to stay. It is understood that the unit will will provide services for up to 90,000 patients per year.
(LB)
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