title: A nurse-led service to provide palliative care in the community.
abstract: Jersey Hospice Care, established in 1982, provides a care and support service for the community. The service includes provision of palliative care, focusing on pain assessment and control. Mainly a home-care service, it is supported by a day hospice, lymphoedema service, the provision of complementary therapies, a six-bed in-patient unit and a bereavement service.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McGovern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing; D002603:Channel Islands; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006738:Hospices / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation