Palliative Adult Network Guidelines (Fourth Edition)

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Supportive and Palliative Care Indicator Toolis a guide to identifying people with one or more advanced conditions, deteriorating health and at risk of dying for assessment and care planning

The PANG Guidelines have been available for palliative care professionals since 2002. Now in the fourth edition the goal of the guidelines remains the same, – to provide evidence based, practical advice to those looking after patients at the end of life. More Care, Less Pathway Independent review recommending the phasing-out of the Liverpool Care Pathway Care Quality Commission end of life care myth busterHow the CQC will look at end of life care and the role of the GP practice during their inspections Supporting your patient through loss(animation): overview guide for practices on tips to strengthen bereavement support. These include supporting bereaved people to ask for help from the The End of Life and Palliative Care Toolkit provides a collection of tools, knowledge, and current guidance for healthcare professionals to support patients nearing the end of life to live well until they die. The resources include information for patients

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PHE Fingertipscomparative information presented for each Government Office Region, Strategic Clinical Network, clinical commissioning group and upper and lower tier These resources may be shared with patients who have been diagnosed as likely to die within the next 12 months. They provide information for the patient to plan ahead and decide on their care pathway.

Animation explainer on VBA, Very Brief Advice framework for GP staff - A compassionate bereavement response (Cruse Bereavement Support YouTube channel) VBA, very brief advice framework for GPs to provide a consistent and compassionate response to grieving patients - Scotland (532 KB, PDF) Good Life, Good Death, Good GriefEncouraging open discussions about death and planning ahead in Scotland Palliativedrugs.comprovides essential independent information for health professionals about drugs used in palliative and hospice care At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live.From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Your Life in My Hands comes this vibrant, tender and deeply personal memoir that finds light and love in the darkest of places. The same care and attention to provide an informative friend for those supporting patients and families in the palliative context has been applied to the fourth edition as to the previous three and it is hoped it will prove to be as useful a friend to hard pressed professionals. Please note that this publication has two front covers clearly separating the Adult and Paediatric elements of the book. As a specialist in palliative medicine, Dr Rachel Clarke chooses to inhabit a place many people would find too tragic to contemplate. Every day she tries to bring care and comfort to those reaching the end of their lives and to help make dying more bearable.

Helping someone plan and prepare for the best end of life experience possible is about so much more than DNACPR forms. It’s about having meaningful conversations over time and supporting them to think carefully about what matters most to them. These are just four of the book’s thirty-odd stories of normal humans, dying normal human deaths. They show how the dying embrace living not because they are unusual or brave, but because that’s what humans do. By turns touching, tragic, at times funny and always wise, they offer us illumination, models for action, and hope. Read this book and you’ll be better prepared for life as well as death.Current legislation promotes frequent detailed communication between healthcare professionals and patients, their families and others. These tools may be used to communicate with your patients and their support network. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity – the brain – and finally into a patient and a new father. Developed in partnership with the Clinical Innovation and Research Centre, the guidance and resources within the End of Life and Palliative Care toolkit reflect current guidelines, and provide a toolkit that general practitioners may refer to whenworking The third edition of the Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care is the essential companion for all of those working with adults, children, and families with palliative care needs, in both hospital and community settings.

last few days and hours of life and exemplify the high-level outcomes that must be delivered for every dying person. The way in which care varies is relative to the holistic needs of the individual, and the setting in which they are being cared for. This groundwork is essential to making sure someone is able to make meaningful choices, and prepare as well as they can for the latter years and end of their life. Implementing the RCGP and RCN patient charter (1.7 MB PDF) (clinical resources and guidance for practices)Rachel’s training was put to the test in 2017 when her beloved GP father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She learned that nothing – even the best palliative care – can sugar-coat the pain of losing someone you love. Looking for support after the loss of someone close?: a patient poster for GP waiting rooms across the UK, telling people how best to speak to their GP about grief they may be feeling - England, Wales, and NI (651 KB, PDF)