SNEHA's Palliative Care Program Overview

1. ROMILA PALLIATIVE CARE

2. Romila Palliative Care
PALLIATIVE
CARE
HEARTFELT
LOVE, CARE &
COMPASSION
SUPPORT
THROUGH
VOLUNTEERS

3. Palliative care – WHO
“Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality
of life of patients and their families facing the problem
associated with life-threatening illness, through the
prevention and relief of suffering by means of early
identification and impeccable assessment and
treatment of pain and other problems, physical,
psychosocial and spiritual”.

4. Primary Attending Team
Medical support
DOCTOR
Nursing support
NURSE
Emotional support
COUNSELOR
Patient

5. Multi-Disciplinary Team
 Pain Relief
 Identify Symptoms &
co-ordinate with
treating Doctor
DOCTOR
 Train care giver in
 Wound
management
 Nasal feeding
 Back care
 Stoma care
 Tracheostomy
NURSE
 Psychosocial support
 Emotional Support
 Family Therapy
COUNSELOR

6. Other Support Services
 Nutritionist
 Physiotherapist
 Occupational
Therapist
REFERRALS
 Information on
Nursing, surgical
equipment etc.
 NGO’s for Financial
support and medicine
RESOURCE CENTER
 Volunteers
 Support groups for
patients/ Caregivers
OTHER SERVICES

7. HOME BASED CAREOUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT (OPD)
 Visits by doctors/Nurses/Counsellor for:
- symptom relief - pain, nausea, fatigue,
loss of appetite etc.
- Training of care-givers for nursing the
patient
- Counseling services and emotional
support to patients and their families
 Volunteer support services like :
- Companionship for patients
- Running necessary errands
- Involving patients in other activities
like music, arts and crafts
 Medical Palliative advice by doctors trained in
Palliative care.
 Nursing services and training of care-givers
 Nutrition advice
 Physiotherapy advice
 Occupational therapy advice
 Counseling services for patients and their
families
 Referral services for financial support, medicines
equipment
 Run OPDs in Holy Family ( twice a week) and
Bhabha Hospital ( weekly)
Services Offered

8. Some Statistics - February 2017 till date
 Number of patients registered – 334
 Expired - 156
 Patients with Cancer – 90%
 Maximum cases of breast cancer
 Maximum Referrals from doctors
from Holy Family hospital and Tata Memorial Hospital
 Home visits conducted - 984

9. Feedback Received from 56 Beneficiaries
- 82% were happy with the counselling services
- 70 % sought home visits and 89% of them were satisfied with the
frequency
- 95% were satisfied with the quality of home visits
- 84% were better able to handle their responsibilities as a care giver
- 68% reported receiving relief from pain
APPRECIATION OF RPC SERVICES:
An overwhelming appreciation of the varied services offered by RPC teams in
terms of
 Continuous ongoing visits during and post demise
 Medical assistance including equipment
 Advice on Nutrition
 Extremely empathetic and emotional support to patient and family
members
 Constant care and concern by RPC team
 Professional and holistic approach by RPC.

10. Positive Feedback Received
“I even thanked God for my illness because I felt recognized as
a person . Even relatives do not care for me the way you do “
“The patient was happy and comfortable and always looking
forward for your visit. We are very grateful for your loving and
very caring services rendered … above all very gentle touch”

11. Thank You!