Welcome to Palliative Care Wales
This site is part of the Palliative Care Matters network of sites. It is aimed at health-care
professionals working in the palliative care field.
Palliative Care Guidelines
The full text of the Palliative Care (Adult) Network Guidelines is freely available on-line. Other
items of general interest (i.e. outside Wales) can be found on the main website of Palliative Care
Matters.
Announcements
NICE guideline - Care of dying adults
The NICE guideline has been published on "Care of dying adults in the last days of life". This
guideline covers the clinical care of adults (18 years and over) who are dying during the last 2 to
3 days of life. It aims to improve end of life care for people in their last days of life by
communicating respectfully and involving them, and the people important to them, in decisions
and by maintaining their comfort and dignity. The guideline covers how to manage common
symptoms without causing unacceptable side effects and maintain hydration in the last days of
life.
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DNACPR videos
In 2015, the All Wales DNACPR policy 'Sharing and Involving' was launched. As part of this
roll-out, a number of videos were produced for NHS Wales by patients, doctors, nurses and
healthcare professionals as a co-production between Healthboards and Trusts.
The aim of these short films is to raise the issue of Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (DNACPR) for patients with life-limiting and palliative illnesses in Wales. It is
hoped that this will help nurture open and honest discussions and forward planning.
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Keeping up to date with Research
It's really difficult keeping up to date with the latest information. How can we help? Trying to
update our clinical practice on top of our very busy work days can be nightmarish. There is just
too much to do, and too much information out there to make sense of!
We are really keen to try and help. We want to get the most useful new clinical information to
you in the way you would like it, using the media that you are most comfortable with.
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DNACPR videos
Keeping up to date with Research
NICE guideline - Care of dying adults
e-Hospice UK News
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Northern Ireland Hospice trains colleagues from Highland Hospice on tele-mentoring
Feb 9, 2016
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Daily News Roundup - 8 February 2016
Feb 8, 2016
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Royal Trinity Hospice celebrates Storytelling Week with songwriting workshop
Feb 8, 2016
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Liz Searle takes over as chief executive at Keech Hospice Care
Feb 8, 2016
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European Association for Palliative Care calls for nominations for prestigious award
Feb 8, 2016
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Influencing locally: a new toolkit for hospices
Feb 8, 2016
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Daily News Roundup - 5 February 2016
Feb 5, 2016
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BlackRock raises over £844,000 for London’s children’s hospices
Feb 5, 2016
ehospice news - UK edition
Latest Site Updates
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NICE guideline - Care of dying adults
Care Decisions for Last Days of Life
Care Decisions - Teaching resources
ACP Documents & Resources
Betsi Cadwaladr UHB Advance Care Plan
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