IAHPC Manual on the Use of Essential Palliative Care Medicines for Adults.
This Manual provides practical recommendations for the safe and effective use of the medications for palliative care included in the WHO EML and in the Lancet Commission Report. The Manual is intended to support health professionals who are not specialists in palliative care — doctors and others providing generalist or primary palliative care.
Advance Care Planning: For Now and For the Future
The Advance Care Planning Programme Team has engaged widely during the development of the Advance Care Planning policy document.
Think Ahead Planning Pack
Think Ahead Planning Packs guide provides a step-by-step through different options including the ‘My Persoanl Wishes & Care Plan; My Advance Healthcare Directive; and My Medical Summary Form. Think Ahead provides place to record preferences, heallthcare choices, and many more topics related to end of life and after death care choices, and many more topics related to your end of life and after death care.
Guideline for the Care and Management of a Central Venous Access Device for a Child in the Community
HSE Guideline for the care and management of a Central Venous Access Device and link to e-learning module ‘Connecting a Syringe Driver to a Child’s Hickman™ Catheter’ has been developed to support the guideline
Rapid Discharge Guidance
The aim of this guidance document and supporting tools is to facilitate the rapid discharge of persons from hospital who wish to die at home.
Pharmacological Management of Cancer Pain in Adults
Pharmacological Management of Cancer Pain in Adults
Adult Palliative Care Services Model of Care for Ireland
The aim of the Palliative Care model of care is that:
“Every person with a life-limiting condition can easily access a level of palliative care appropriate to their needs regardless of care setting or diagnosis in order to optimise quality of life.