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Expert palliative care information with links to local services to support clinicians and healthcare workers across Mid and South Essex
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Article categoriesMetastatic Spinal Cord Compression: Information for clinicians
Diagnosis and initial management of Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression (MSCC)
Resources for children and young people
Local and national services that support children, young people and families
Advance care planning for children and young people: Information for clinicians
Principles of advance care planning for children and young people, and links to fuller guidance
Haemorrhage from malignant wounds
How to manage surface bleeding or erosion into a major blood vessel
Malignant wounds
An approach to managing wounds caused by cancer
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Depression in palliative care: Information for clinicians
Assessment, diagnosis and management of depression in palliative care
Radiotherapy skin reactions: Information for clinicians
Guidance on managing the skin impact of radiotherapy
Driving and medications: Information for clinicians
What to advise patients about driving when prescribing analgesics or anxiolytics
Explaining grief
A description of the most common experiences of grief following a bereavement
EPaCCS: Information for clinicians
Guidance for clinicians on how to use the Electronic Palliative Care Coordination System (EPaCCS)
How to assess a patient in pain towards the end of life: Information for clinicians
An approach to assessing physical pain in palliative care
