The COVID-19 pandemic raises particular challenges for care home residents, their families and the staff that look after them. This guidance has been developed to help care home staff and NHS staff who work with them to support residents through the pandemic.
A Cochrane Review assessing the efficacy and safety of pharmacological and non‐pharmacological interventions for palliative symptom control in individuals with COVID‐19.
Principles to guide palliative care from The Scottish Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Marie Curie and Scottish Care.
Effective Communication for Healthcare (NHS Scotland). This page and resources are being developed using rapid peer review and consensus involving senior clinicians from primary and secondary care, other professionals and third sector organisations in the UK
The Irish Hospice Foundation have developed a suite of materials to inform, support and reassure people as we navigate these uncertain times and find new ways of dealing with death, dying and bereavement.