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Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of people facing the problems associated with life-limiting illness. The Beaumont Hospital Palliative Care Service provides specialist medical, nursing and social work care. Our aim is to ensure that, as far as possible, your quality of life is maintained and that any concerns are addressed and if possible alleviated.
The palliative care team does not take over your care in Beaumont Hospital. They will work with your main medical team and nursing staff. They help you and your team plan your care after discharge from hospital, either to your own home or transfer to another hospital, nursing home, or hospice.
The senior social worker attached to the palliative care team is available to provide emotional support and counselling to the patient and their family, should it be required. The social worker may assist you in making plans for your future care, whether that is to return home or to a more appropriate care facility.
Patients are only seen by the specialist palliative care team if they are referred by their hospital consultant. The team is available from 0800 to 1700hrs, Monday to Friday, and aims to see patients within two working days.
Beaumont Hospital Palliative Care Department host a multidisciplinary study day annually in September for medical professionals in this field of medicine. A list of presentations made at this years conference (held in Sept 2026) are linked below.
Rehabilitation with Life Limiting Conditions.
Leah Raggett Senior Physiotherapist in Oncology & Caoilfhionn O'Donovan, Senior Occupational Therapist in Oncology
Approach to the care of the dying person in the last days of life
Dr David Byrne, Palliative Medicine SpR
Rethinking Advance Care Planning: Challenges, Controversies & Opportunities
Dr Monika Pilch, Assistant Professor Founder & Lead, DRAGONFLY Lab / Founder of Co-Decide, School of Psychology, University College Dublin
Seeing the Person, Shaping the Care - Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities in Hospital with Progressive Illness
Muireann Ní Riain, CNS Acute Hospital Liaison, St Michael's House
Deprescribing in Palliative care
Dr Nora Al-Shawee, RCSI Senior Clinical lecture in Medicine, MBChB, MRCP(UK), MSc (Human genetics), PGDip (Medicine for older person), PhD Candidate
Difficult Conversations
Dr Regina Mc Quillan, Palliative Medicine Consultant, Beaumont Hospital & St. Francis Hospice
Developing communities of care
Una Molloy RGN , RNP ,RANP, PhD, Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Palliative care for the Older Person
Patients are referred for advice about managing symptoms related to their life- limiting illness. The team will discuss benefits and side effects of medication with you. This may include nausea, pain or breathlessness. The team gives advice to your main team, but does not prescribe medication.
The palliative care team will discuss palliative care services in the community, how they work and what they provide. This includes community palliative care, and outpatient palliative care. Community palliative care is an advice and support service; the community team does not provide hands on care.
An important part of the work of Beaumont Hospital is providing care for people who are likely to die. The palliative care team works with the main team, the ward staff, the social work and chaplaincy departments to provide as much support as possible to people who are dying in Beaumont Hospital. You can find out more about our End of Life care HERE
Patients are admitted to a Hospice if they have problems related to a life-limiting illness which cannot be managed in other settings, such as at home or in a nursing home. This may include difficult to manage physical symptoms such as pain or nausea, or complicated psychological problems. The palliative care team assesses patients to see if they require hospice admission.
Secretary:
+ 353 1 809 3339 / +353 1 832 7535
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Contact the Palliative Care Department at +353 1 809 3339
Email us at palliativecare@beaumont.ie
St. Francis Hospice
Irish Association Palliative Care
Irish Cancer Society
Irish Hospice Foundation
Beaumont/RCSI Cancer Centre
All Ireland Institute Hospice and Palliative Care
Palliative Care Information Hubs
End of Life Care at Beaumont Hospital