Palliative Care Knowledge Zone

Who's this information for?

Our Palliative Care Knowledge Zone is for health and social care professionals who are not specialists in palliative care. It may also be useful for palliative care professionals. If you have a terminal diagnosis or are a carer, family member or friend, we have information for you too.

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Condition-specific care

Understanding someone’s condition can help you to provide more personalised care. Our information explains different conditions and their symptoms, and how you can help manage these.

Care at the end of life

Understand best practice in giving end of life care and how to get support for yourself.

Care at the end of life

Understand best practice in giving end of life care and how to get support for yourself.

Symptom management

Your patients may experience different symptoms throughout their illness. We explain what could cause them, how to assess patients and how to help manage their symptoms.

Terminal agitation

Care at the end

Symptoms

Delirium

Symptoms

Mouth care

Symptoms

Syringe drivers

Symptoms

Pain

Care at the end

Symptoms

Anticipatory medicines

Care at the end

Symptoms

Hydration and nutrition

Symptoms

Constipation

Symptoms

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Recognising an emergency

Emergencies can happen suddenly in palliative and end of life care. It’s important to be able to recognise them and know what to do.

Recognising an emergency

Emergencies can happen suddenly in palliative and end of life care. It’s important to be able to recognise them and know what to do.

Booklets for your patients

It’s quick and easy to order free booklets on a range of topics for your patients. We also offer easy read booklets, and Welsh and English bilingual booklets.

Order booklets for your patients

Planning and communication

Our information gives helpful tips about communication, and how to support people with benefits and planning for the future.

Communication needs

Care at the end

How to help patients talk to a child about their terminal illness

Care at the end

Emotional support

Supporting someone with a learning disability through bereavement

Caring for someone

Supporting family and friends

Care at the end

Advance care planning

Care at the end

Planning ahead

Benefits for people with a terminal illness

Work and money

Caring for underserved or disadvantaged communities

Some underserved and disadvantaged communities face additional barriers and challenges in palliative and end of life care. We explain how you can best support people that may have different or additional needs.

Caring for underserved or disadvantaged communities

Some underserved and disadvantaged communities face additional barriers and challenges in palliative and end of life care. We explain how you can best support people that may have different or additional needs.

Guidance and safeguarding

Get good practice guides and understand your responsibilities around safeguarding patients and those close to them.

Guidance and safeguarding

Get good practice guides and understand your responsibilities around safeguarding patients and those close to them.

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Who's this information for?

Condition-specific care

Heart failure

Kidney failure

Dementia

Motor neurone disease (MND)

Parkinson's

Diabetes

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

Long-term lung conditions

Care at the end of life

Care at the end of life

Symptom management

Terminal agitation

Delirium

Mouth care

Syringe drivers

Pain

Anticipatory medicines

Hydration and nutrition

Constipation

Share our Palliative Care Knowledge Zone

Recognising an emergency

Recognising an emergency

Booklets for your patients

Planning and communication

Communication needs

How to help patients talk to a child about their terminal illness

Supporting someone with a learning disability through bereavement

Supporting family and friends

Advance care planning

Benefits for people with a terminal illness

Caring for underserved or disadvantaged communities

Caring for underserved or disadvantaged communities

Guidance and safeguarding

Guidance and safeguarding

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How to refer patients

Commissioning our services

Our research

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