The End-of-Life Clinical Audit - a GP's experience It seems to me, as time goes by, that medicine becomes more and more fragmented. We don’t seem to consider our patients as a whole person anymore. Instead, our patients... Read more... 15/12/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 920
Fitting the pieces together: Completing the big picture puzzle of a coherent... A fundamental aspect of palliative care is that it is supposed to be “holistic care”. At an individual level, this emphasises the requirement to not only consider... Read more... 8/12/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1197
Assessing and managing patients’ pain in palliative care Pain is one of a range of common symptoms experienced by palliative patients. Keep in mind that a patient with a life-limiting illness can experience, on average, 12 or 13... Read more... 1/12/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Pain management Views: 1688
'In my own bed': Managing dying patients at home 'Staying at home' is a bit of a mantra for palliative care. When time is precious, home and family beckon as a place of safety and comfort, where a person can... Read more... 24/11/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Home care Views: 1074