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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 categoriesAdvance care planning for people with a learning disability
An approach to discussing future care and wishes
Books to better understand dying, death and palliative care
Browsing books can be a gentle way to feel less alone and more in control
Hypercalcaemia
Hypercalcaemia is a common complication in advanced cancer which requires early diagnosis and urgent decision making
Supporting people with learning disabilities through bereavement
Key points to help people with learning disability to navigate loss
Anxiety towards the end of life: Information for clinicians
A nuanced approach to assessing anxiety in palliative illness
Metastatic 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
