Welcome to HPAL
HPAL highlights the best resources relating to palliative and end of life care in an easily accessible way for clinicians and patients in North West London
Recent Articles
Article categoriesGiving someone a bed bath
Helping someone to stay clean and fresh and be washed in bed
Mouth care: Information for patients and carers
An overview of good mouth care and how to manage common problems
Concerns about opiates: Information for patients and carers
Worries about drugs such as Morphine are common
Insomnia in palliative care: Information for patients and carers
Practical tips to aid good quality sleep
Books to better understand dying, death and palliative care
Browsing books can be a gentle way to feel less alone and more in control
Constipation caused by medicines: Information for patients and carers
What is the best treatment for constipation caused by medicines? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Anticipatory Prescribing: information for patients and carers
Understanding the injections that you have been asked to keep at home. Advice from a senior palliative physician
Bowel obstruction: Information for patients and carers
How to recognise the signs of a blockage in the bowel
An approach to organising your future care, health and wishes
An overview of advance care planning and recommended resources to help you get started
Agitation and Restlessness in the Final Days: Information for patients and carers
Confusion, restlessness and agitation are common distressing symptoms at the end of life
Pharmacies
Pharmacies which stock end of life medications in your borough