Accessing Palliative Care In The Community
Last year / months of life
Last weeks / days of life
Policies and Guidelines
This SOP outlines the place of care choices and referral processes for palliative and end of life care patients.
Advance Care Planning
Last year / months of life
Advance Care Planning
Here you will find the Planning for Future Care Guidance (Adult): Advance Care Planning (ACP) & Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment (ADRT) and documents relating to Advance care planning and other documents related to Advance Care Planning
Anticipatory prescribing
Last weeks / days of life
Symptom Management
Here you will find Sample CD forms, Lincolnshire Guidelines on Anticipatory prescribing
Best Interests
Dementia
Mental Capacity
Breathlessness
Last year / months of life
Last weeks / days of life
Symptom Management
Information Leaflets and videos on Breathlessness
Butterfly Hospice
Last year / months of life
Last weeks / days of life
Care After Death
Policies and Guidelines
Lincolnshire Guidance to facilitate Person Centred Care following a natural expected death (Including Verification of Death)
Care Homes
Last year / months of life
Symptom Management
Care Homes
In this area you will find Information specific for Care Homes.
Carer subcut policy
Symptom Management
Policies and Guidelines
The Lincolnshire Policy for Informal Carer’s Administration of As Required Subcutaneous Injections in Community Palliative Care. A local policy to allow informal carers to give injections to palliative care patients in the community.
CD forms
Symptom Management
Sample forms, CD1 , CD2, CD3