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Article categoriesTerminal agitation: Information for clinicians
Confusion, restlessness and agitation are common distressing symptoms at the end of life and require careful physical assessment and management
Starting a Syringe Pump: Information for clinicians
How do I decide when it is appropriate to start a syringe pump and what should I prescribe? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Nausea and vomiting: Information for clinicians
A pragmatic approach to assessment and treatment in the community
Deprescribing
Medications should be reviewed in the last months of life and many could be safely stopped
Breathlessness: Information for clinicians
Guidance on managing breathlessness whatever the cause
Secretions at the end of life: Information for clinicians
How should I treat noisy breathing at the end of life? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Starting Morphine: Information for clinicians
How do I decide when it is appropriate to start strong opioids? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Needle free options towards the end of life
Treatment options for key symptoms without using injections
Pharmacies
Pharmacies which stock end of life medications in your borough
Opioid conversion
Resources for clinicians to tackle tricky opioid dose conversions.
Anticipatory Prescribing: Information for clinicians
How to prescribe symptom control medicines for people in the last days of life