Psychosocial & Supportive Care needs of people with cancer and their families

“a model of supportive care provision in Victoria”

What is supportive care?

“Supportive care is an ‘umbrella’ term for all services, both generalist and specialist, that may be required to support people with cancer and their carers’. It includes self-help and support information psychological support, symptom control, social supports, rehabilitation, spiritual support, palliative care and bereavement care.”

In the context of cancer, supportive care needs include:

• Physical needs
• Psychological needs
• Social needs
• Information needs
• Spiritual needs

GICS' Supportive Care Strategic Plan

Click here to download the GICS Supportive Care Strategic Plan for 2009-2012

Department of Human Services

Further Information available at: www.health.vic.gov.au/cancer

Local initiatives of related to PSC / GICS

• PSC Projects
• Other initiatives
• priority outcomes

GICS Supportive Care conference presentations