Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness

You might have lots of questions, such as how to talk to your family about your diagnosis or where you can get care and support. Whatever the illness, we can help answer your questions so you’re able to live the best life you can to the end.

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What are palliative care and end of life care?

Palliative care is treatment, care and support for people with a life-limiting illness, and their family and friends.

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List of useful organisations

Organisations across the UK that provide useful services for people living with a terminal illness, their family, friends and carers.

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What does terminal illness mean?

A terminal illness is a disease or condition which can’t be cured and is likely to lead to someone’s death.

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What to do about work

You may choose to carry on working, change the type or amount of work you do, or stop working.

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Prefer to read a booklet?

A lot of our information is available in print. And we produce some of our most popular content in Welsh.

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Join our online community

Talk to other people who are living with or caring for someone who has a terminal illness and share your experiences.

Whatever your question we're here to help. Call us for free on 0800 090 2309

You can also find more information about end of life, dying and bereavement online or in our free booklets

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Our trained team, including nurses, can answer any questions about end of life.

Call our Support Line 0800 090 2309*

*Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, Saturday 11am to 5pm. Calls are free from landlines and mobiles. Your calls may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes.
For all other enquiries please see our contact us page.