The Palliative Care service includes medical and nursing specialists who see patients on the St George Hospital Campus.

We provide care for inpatients throughout St George Hospital  and outpatients clinics via the Cancer Care Centre. We provide a supportive care service for heart failure, liver failure and respiratory failure patients both as inpatients and in the outpatient setting. 

We partner with Calvary Health Care Kogarah to provide comprehensive and coordinated inpatient and home based Palliative Care services across the district. 

Staff Specialists
Dr Caitlin Sheehan (Head of Department)
A/Prof Amy Waters  
Dr Linda Sheahan
Dr Kim Caldwell 

Nursing Staff 
Linda Magann CNC
Mary Lafferty  CNC 
Sue Morris CNE 
Hannah Lagrutta RN
Grace Cutcliffe CNS
Melanie Corriea CNS 

Quality of life can be impacted by many different causes, including symptoms of pain, nausea, breathlessness and others. The impact of treatment can also lead to uncertainty and concern about the future. Many people living with advanced illnesses can benefit from palliative care. There is published evidence that seeing the palliative care team can even help patients with cancer to live longer and better.

If you live in the South East Sydney Southern region and have a life-limiting illness such as cancer, emphysema, heart or kidney failure you may be referred by your local family doctor or a medical specialist to use our services.

Please request your doctor to send us your referral letter together with all relevant test results to the following email address: SESLHD-StGeorge-CancerCareCentreReferrals@health.nsw.gov.au

Once we have received a completed referral, we will send you a confirmation appointment letter, which will tell you where your appointment is located and what information you should bring with you.

Please see attached referral form.

If you need to change or cancel your appointment, please call us on 9113 3943

• Current Medicare card or Veteran Affairs card
• Any Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card or Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card.
• Insurer details (eg workers compensation, public liability or third party).
• Your Private Health Fund Membership card if you are currently insured with a private health fund.
• A list of your current medications.
• Recent X-rays or medical images and their reports, if applicable.
• Activities to keep you entertained while waiting (for example, a book, music player with headphones, crosswords). There is also a television and magazines available in the waiting area

Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us by telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.

We are a teaching hospital and student doctors or nurses may be involved and supervised by senior staff during your visit. You have the right to say no. If you do so, this will no impact in any way on the services we will provide.

Our department participates in clinical research, and you may be asked if you would like to participate in a trial or study. You have a right to say no without there being any impact on your care.