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Palliative cancer care - general issues - Management
How should I assess the person's social needs?
- Assess the person's social needs at key points during the course of the illness (e.g. at the time of diagnosis, around treatment episodes, as treatments end, at the time of a relapse, and when death is approaching).
- Social care and support needs include: help with personal care (e.g. bathing and dressing), housework and shopping, practical aids (e.g. wheelchairs), caring for dependents (e.g. children or elderly relatives); and advice on work, employment issues, and benefit claims.
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