AKT-1760

A 57-year-old woman comes to see her GP after a year. Her husband is currently receiving treatment for bladder cancer. She expresses feeling very distressed about his condition and treatment. They live together in a house which they own. Since her husband’s illness, they have not had a regular income and she is unable to seek employment as she needs to care for her husband and take him to appointments. They have no children. She is distressed and confides in you that she ‘did not know where else to turn’.

What is the most appropriate initial course of action for this patient? Choose ONE option only.