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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 categoriesMoving someone in bed
How to turn someone in bed, and how to change the bed with someone in it
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Information for patients and carers
It is essential for people in the palliative phase of illness to discuss CPR so that their wishes can be understood
Insomnia in palliative care: Information for patients and carers
Practical tips to aid good quality sleep
Anxiety towards the end of life: Information for patients and carers
Anxiety is a natural response to stresses in our lives and is common in people living with a palliative diagnosis
Giving 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
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