A Cheshire task group have developed a number of key resources to help local clinicians to champion use of the last days of life template which to date has had poor uptake in some areas of Cheshire. Currently this template is for use by Community Nurses, GP’s and Hospices in […]
Annamarie Challinor
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NEW Reuse of Medication in Care Homes during the COVID-19 Pandemic Local guidance has been developed and published to provide health and social care professionals working within, or supporting, care homes across Cheshire with practical guidance on the reuse of medicines in a crisis situation where no source of medicine […]
An Audit of the ‘Blue Booklet’ The ‘Blue Booklet’ is used in East and South Cheshire and Vale Royal in the community setting. It enables the authorisation and administration of symptom control medications for patients in the last days of life. An audit was carried out of 29 booklets that […]
EoLP have been working with Clinicians across Cheshire to develop a series of video resources to support local practitioners during the COVID 19 pandemic. These video resources currently include: Symptom Management for COVID-19 Breaking Bad News over the Telephone Advance Care Planning and COVID-19 Verification of Expected Death & COVID-19 […]
In response to feedback from staff in a range of settings, EoLP are focusing some of our efforts on supporting front line staff resilience and mental health over the coming weeks to months. Whilst these do not replace existing arrangements to support staff, we hope that they will prove useful […]
Taken from email dated 27/03/2020 The new Covid-19 legislation which now makes it easier for doctors to issue MCCDs; A MCCD is acceptable as long as: 1. The patient has been seen by A medical practitioner in the last 28 days OR after death 2. The certifying Dr can […]
In response to the recent Covid-19 crisis we have pulled together a number of resources to support staff that are caring for people with Covid-19 or those with palliative care needs who are facing the prospect of contracting Covid-19. Please click here or go to the homepage and follow the […]
BD Medical’s McKinley T34 Syringe Pump 3rd Edition. BD Medical are now supplying areas with the 3rd edition of the McKinley T34 Syringe pump. A significant change to the pump is that the keypad consists of icons rather than text (although colours remain the same). Another significant change is the […]
End of Life conversations in hospitals features in the top findings of research into communication failures involving doctors. Read this recent research published by the General Medical Council on 4th November 2019.