
Dr Joanne Droney
Consultant in Palliative Medicine MRCP(I) PhD
Specialism: Palliative care
Available at: Chelsea, Sutton
Special interests:
- Adult palliative care
- Symptom control, in particular pain and constipation management
- Inter-individual response of patients to opioids for cancer pain
- Advance Care Planning
- Integrated Palliative Care
Biography
Dr Joanne Droney has a specialist interest in adult palliative care and symptom control with a particular interest in the management of pain and constipation. Dr Droney has carried out research into the inter-individual response of patients to opioids for cancer pain. She is research lead in the department and also leads on a number of service development initiatives relating to Integrated Palliative Care.