Source: NHS England
Date of publication: July 2022
Publication type: Guidance
In a nutshell: NHS England have developed this guidance to ensure that people who need
palliative and end of life care (PEoLC), are able to access and receive high quality
personalised care and support.
Length of publication: 15 pages
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England, Guidelines, Palliative Care, Volume 13 Issue 4 | Tagged: End of Life Care, Guidance, ICB's, Integrated Care Boards, NHS England, Palliative Care, Statutory guidance | 
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Posted by zareenamulla
Source: BMC Palliative Care (2022) 21:76
Date of publication: May 2022
Publication type: Article
In a nutshell: A family booklet on on comfort care has been adapted and adopted by several European jurisdictions since it was fist published in Canada in 2005 to support the family and caregivers of people with dementia to support end of life decision making.
Length of publication: 8 pages
Leave a Comment » | Article, Canada, Volume 13 Issue 2 | Tagged: Booklet, Comfort care, Decision making, Dementia, Educational booklet, End of Life, Guidance | Permalink
Posted by zareenamulla
Source: NHS England
Date of publication: March 2022
Publication type: Guidance
In a nutshell: This guidance sets out six high level principles for advance care planning in England. It is for anyone involved in supporting advance care planning.
Length of publication: 22 pages
Leave a Comment » | England, Guidelines, United Kingdom, Volume 12 Issue 12 | Tagged: ACP, Advance Care Planning, England, Guidance, NHS England, Universal principles | Permalink
Posted by zareenamulla
Source: Hospice UK
Date of publication: September 2020
Publication type: Guidance
In a nutshell: Hospice UK have now released a 3rd updated edition of the “Care after Death Guidance: for staff responsible for care after death.” It can be found by following the link above.
Length of publication: 47 pages
Leave a Comment » | Death, Guidelines, Volume 11 Issue 7 | Tagged: Care After Death, Guidance, Health care professionals, Hospice UK | Permalink
Posted by zareenamulla
Source: Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland
Date of publication: March 2020
Publication type: Guidance
In a nutshell: This guidance by the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group and the Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland to ensure that appropriate guidance and sharing of good practice occurs.
Length of publication: 24 pages
Leave a Comment » | Volume 11 Issue 1 | Tagged: Association for Palliative Medicine, Bereavement, COVID-19, Guidance, Northern Care Alliance | Permalink
Posted by zareenamulla
Source: Hospice UK
Date of publication: February 2020
Publication type: News Item
In a nutshell: Neonatal Palliative Care for Nurses is the first ever textbook to be written that offers guidance on caring for babies with life-limiting conditions. It is written by international and authoritative neonatal palliative care experts and is presented in two parts.
Length of publication: 1 page
Leave a Comment » | News Story, Volume 10 Issue 12 | Tagged: Allied Health Professionals, Book, Guidance, Neonatal, Nurses, Palliative Care | Permalink
Posted by zareenamulla
Source: hospice UK
Follow this link to download the report
Date of publication: July 2015
Publication type: Report
In a nutshell: This publication provides evidence of the benefits and effectiveness of rehabilitative palliative care, and includes guidance and tools to support its implementation. Rehabilitative Palliative Care is an interdisciplinary approach in which all members of the team, including nurses, doctors, psychosocial practitioners and allied health professionals, work collaboratively with the patient, their relatives and carers to support them to achieve their personal goals and priorities.
Length of publication: 68p.
Leave a Comment » | Contents, England, Hospice Care, Innovations, Palliative Care, Patient Centred Care, Publication type, Report, Volume 7 Issue 8-9 | Tagged: Guidance, Multidisciplinary Teams, Rehabilitative Palliative Care, Toolkit | Permalink
Posted by hmedley99
Source: NHS Scotland
Follow this link for the full report
Date of publication: December 2013
Publication type: Guidelines
In a nutshell: It has been announced that the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) will be phased out in Scotland over the next year. The Scottish Government has accepted the recommendations from the Living and Dying Well National Advisory Group. This follows the Neuberger review of the LCP in England, which found the framework has not always been used appropriately. Interim guidance on caring for people in the last days and hours of life has also been issued to all Scottish health boards, which will be followed until a new set of guidelines on best practice is available in 2014.The guidance places a strong emphasis on good, consistent communications by medical professionals with families and loved ones of patients.
Length of publication: 12 pages
Leave a Comment » | Change, Guidelines, Pain Management, Palliative Care, Patient Centred Care, Publication type, Scotland, Terminal Care, United Kingdom | Tagged: Guidance, Liverpool Care Pathway, Scotland | Permalink
Posted by hmedley99
Title: Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making.
Source: GMC website
Follow this link for fulltext
Follow this link to view the guidance online.
Follow this link to view the contents page online.
Date of publication: May 2010
Publication type: Practice Guidelines
In a nutshell: New guidance on EoLC for doctors, published 20 May 2010, comes into effect on 1 July 2010. Addresses all issues concerning treatment and management of patients at the end of life by Doctors and multi-disciplinary teams and agencies. The guidance provides details of decision-making models and explains how to apply them. Advance care planning is addressed and the requirements around making and recording decisions. Legal aspects of therapies, treatments and resuscitation are addressed. This guidance replaces the booklet Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging treatments (2002) and expands on the guidance in Consent, patients and doctors making decisions together.
Length of publication: 91 pages
Leave a Comment » | Ethical Considerations, Guidelines, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, Volume 2 Issue 5 | Tagged: Advanced Care Planning, End of Life Care, Good Practice, Guidance, Patient Centred Care, Professional Organisation | Permalink
Posted by janrowewirralnhs
Title: Doctors should avoid making assumptions about patients’ choices at the end of life
Source: British Medical Journal
Follow this link for the abstract
Date of publication: May 2010
Publication Type: Article
In a nutshell: The General Medical Council has issued comprehensive new guidance for doctors on end of life care, including advice on how to decide whether to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and when to withhold or withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration.
Some important notes: An NHS Athens password is required to access the full-text article. Register for Athens here.
Leave a Comment » | Article, Death, Palliative Care, Patient Centred Care, Terminal Care, Terminal Illness, United Kingdom, Volume 2 Issue 5 | Tagged: Artifical Nutrition, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, End of Life Care, Ethics, General Medical Council, Guidance, Patient Choice | Permalink
Posted by hmedley99
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