TCHHS PUPS team finalists in national pallative care awards

The Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service’s (TCHHS) Pop-Up Palliative Care Service, known as the PUPS team, has been named as a finalist in the 2023 National Palliative Care Awards.

The team, pictured from left – Kate Richardson, Vesta Sexton and Charlene McCall –will find out if they are winners in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal or

Torres Strait Islander Palliative Care in Sydney in September.

“The dedicated TCHHS PUPS team transitioned from a project to a service in the past year and have seen ongoing success in the delivery of their consumer driven Model of Care,” a TCHHS spokesperson told the Torres News.

“Congratulations to the team on becoming finalists.” Pic supplied.

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