Star PALS for Children

StarPALSStar PALS (Paediatric Advanced Life Support) is a paediatrics palliative care service provided by HCA Hospice Care and started in April 2012.

Their services include:

 Works hand-in-hand with your child’s primary healthcare team to prevent, reduce and sooth symptoms through regular home visits and a 24-hour on-call helpline;
Coordinates care with different attending specialists;
Supports you in making complex medication decisions during the course of your child’s treatment at critical junctures, including formulation of advance care plans;
Provides emotional and spiritual support as well as counselling for the entire family to better cope with adverse events;
Provides end of life care;
Provides bereavement support

For more about Star PALS, please refer to their official here.

Published on: 19 June, 2013 | Last modified: 19 June, 2013