A team from Cornish charity Cornwall Hospice Care have been shortlisted as finalists in the national BMJ Palliative and Hospice Team of the Year awards.

The finals will be held in London in May recognising and celebrating the inspirational work of health care teams across the country.

The Cornwall Hospice Care team developed a project, collaborating with many other healthcare teams throughout the county, to develop and roll out consistent symptom management for patients with incurable illnesses, whatever their diagnosis.

The team have trained nearly a thousand people working in a range of care settings, to provide good symptom control to those who are dying. This has included hospital consultants, specialist nurses, ambulance crews, ward staff in community and acute hospitals, and those working in dementia units and nursing homes.