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Palliatjjve Care Committee set up
the Wingham Ministerial
dation."Hp to now, care for the dying has
been hit-and-miss," Committee
Chairman Rev. Douglas Whitelaw
claims. "Most people in this area
have some church affiliation, and
their own pastor to see to their
needs. However, as the population
grows older and social attitudes.
change, we see a need for developing
this type of program here." ,
The committee is made up of two
clergymen and two lay people.
Formed earlier this year, it hopes to
have a preliminary proposal ready
early in 1989 and, hopefully, a pro-
gram in place the following year.
A palliative care program in-
volves the spiritual care of a term-
inally ill patient, and care of the
family as well, Rev. Whitelaw points.
out. He envisions a trained volunteer
or staff person working with patients
and families either in hospital or' at
home. "The program need not be
hospital-based," he says. "But
certainly, the hospital must be
involved in some way." Volunteer
training and community education
are other aspects of the program
that the committee's proposal will
include.
_Hospital-. Administrators ...Norm.
Hayes says a hospital-based
program would be out of
the
question. Responding to' queries at
last month's meeting of the hospital
board, Mr. Hayes pointed out that
without prior approval' and •i ddect
funding by ` the Ontario Ministry of
Health, a program cannot be added
to the hospital itinerary. "Before we
can get approval for this type of
thing, a cost-effectiveness study
must be carried out - : a difficult
thing to do in this case because of the
nature of the program," he stated.
Board member Jean Whitby
pointed out that Ontario is the only
province not requiring a hospital-
based palliative care program as a
condition' of hospital accreditation.
Rev.. Whitelaw thinks the program
would benefit, rather than burden
the hospital. "It would reduce
certain demands currently made on
hospital staff, such as the issue of
pain. If we can help people deal with
this aspect of their,illness, it would
take a load off the staff."
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