Think Ahead Planning Pack (IHF)
Irish Hospice Foundation’s 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.
HSE 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 the HSE National Clinical Care Programme for Palliative’s Care 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 Guideline
Pharmacological Management of Cancer Pain in Adults
Adult Palliative Care Services Model of Care for Ireland
The aim of the HSE National Clinical Care Programme for Palliative’s Care 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.
Palliative Care Needs Assessment (PCNA) and eLearning Programme
The PCNA is a tool developed to support professionals in assessing the current and future palliative care needs of patients with life-limiting conditions. The primary outcome of a PCNA is to identify current needs and create an appropriate care plan to meet those needs. The eLearning Programme aims to ensure that people with palliative care needs will have the needs of greatest concern to them identified and responded to by skilled and confident staff across all care settings.