A Co Antrim nurse, who lost her elderly father to chronic heart-failure four months ago, is backing calls for a new palliative care strategy for Northern Ireland to be given “top priority” and delivered with adequate funding.
Marie Curie is calling for a 10-year strategy – similar to the Northern Ireland Cancer Strategy published by the Department of Health in March this year – to be urgently approved by the Executive in order to prepare resources to meet the predicted need.
Linda Copper's father Patrick Kelly died on June 5th this year at his home in the Shantallow area of Derry, aged 85.
