Clinical Support Services

There are different types of aids available for cancer treatment. Clinical support services assist patients, their relatives by offering a wide range of cancer care solutions. This comprehensive, coordinated care puts the patient first. The essential services touch every aspect of cancer from detection, treatment and survival to comfort care.

Significance of Clinical Support Services

• Patient Navigation: It is important to guide patients through the complex healthcare system. This facilitates access to screenings, tests, treatments, and support and addresses barriers like transportation, finances, and communication  gaps. This provides a smooth cancer care journey.
• Psychosocial Support: Counselling, emotional support, and coping strategies for patients, families, and caregivers are offered. These address psychological distress, anxiety, depression, grief, adjustment, communication challenges, and  existential concerns related to cancer diagnosis and treatment. A supportive environment is provided.
• Nutritional Support: Oncology dieticians assess, counsel, educate, and intervene for nutritional needs. They address malnutrition, weight changes, dietary challenges, nausea, fatigue, taste changes, and swallowing difficulties. Proper  nutrition is promoted during cancer treatment.
• Rehabilitation Services: Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and lymphedema management are included. These improve physical function, mobility, strength, endurance, and independence in activities of daily living (ADLs).  Quality of life for cancer patients is enhanced. Comprehensive rehabilitation is provided.
• Palliative Care: Cancer patients get special help to reduce suffering. It lessens pain and other difficulties. It provides relief, respect, and plans. The main goal is a decent quality of life.

Benefits

• Patient Experience Lift: Tailored care addresses all patient needs - physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. It offers compassion during the cancer journey the overall view centres on the individual.
• Improved Well Being: Various services boost the quality of life. Supportive therapy, diet tips, rehab, palliative care and overall wellness.
• Coordinated Attention: The multi skilled team works closely together: Doctors, nurses, allied pros, and staff sync services. Care connects, choices get shared and patient/family support stays comprehensive.