We care for people by:

• early involvement in the course of a person’s illness alongside other therapies that are intended to prolong life
• enabling people to manage their illness and remain independent for as long as possible
• helping people to control their pain and other worrying symptoms
• helping people with emotional, social, practical and spiritual issues
• supporting families and carers before and through bereavement
• working in partnership with other health care providers and organisations
• encouraging wider understanding that death is a part of life
• supporting the local community to be well informed about the care available to them
• supporting the health and social care workforce through education to provide high-quality, individualised care.