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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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Hiccups: Information for clinicians
Aetiology and management in palliative care patients
Update on the role of doctors after a death at home
Changes in death certification since September 9th 2024
Pharmacies
Pharmacies which stock end of life medications in your area
Organ Donation
How to donate organs, exclusions for donations and further information for patients
Anticipatory Prescribing: Information for clinicians
How to prescribe symptom control medicines for people in the last days of life
Flying Safely
Helping patients with air travel including towards the end of life
How to talk to children about death and dying
Children are never too young to talk about death and dying
Neuropathic pain: Information for clinicians
Diagnosis and treatment of nerve pain, and when to seek specialist advice
Terminal Agitation: Information for clinicians
Confusion, restlessness and agitation are common distressing symptoms at the end of life and require careful physical assessment and management
Starting a Syringe Pump: Information for clinicians
How do I decide when it is appropriate to start a syringe pump and what should I prescribe? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Nausea and vomiting: Information for clinicians
A pragmatic approach to assessment and treatment in the community
