Resources to support health professionals
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Prompts for End-of-Life Planning (PELP) Framework
The Prompts for End-of-Life Planning (PELP) Framework guides proactive, quality end-of-life care across all care settings. Access the Audit tool: End-of-Life Planning and the Terminal care planning checklist for community nurses here.
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National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List
The List identifies four medicines to manage common symptoms in the terminal phase for home-based patients requiring urgent symptom relief.
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Education options for health professionals
There are tailored options for health professionals to participate in education about the caring@home resources for families and carers and how to use them.
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palliMEDS app
This app supports primary care prescribers to provide optimal symptom management to their palliative care patients.
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Care worker resources
Resources for care workers providing care for a home-based person at the end of life.
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caring@home resource apps
These apps support health professionals to provide home-based end-of-life care and use the caring@home resources.
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Terminal care planning checklists and templates
Practical resource for primary care health professionals to help plan for and deliver terminal care for a person at home in their final hours, days, or week.
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Community pharmacy tools and resources
Resources for pharmacists to support health professionals, families and carers providing practical care and symptom management for people at home.
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Managing palliative care symptoms: guide for health professionals supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
A guide to assist health professionals supporting First Nations families caring for a person at home.
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Helplines for health professionals
This page provides details for local clinical telephone and virtual support in your state.
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Carers’ competency and attitudes to giving subcutaneous medicines
Frequently asked questions about carers’ competency and attitudes to giving subcutaneous medicines.
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Abstracts and articles
Find evidence-based, online articles and abstracts about how carers can manage end-of-life symptoms at home.
Medicines List, policy, guidelines and standards
- Example policy and procedures: Supporting carers/families to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines in the home
- National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List
- Guidelines for the handling of palliative care medicines in community services
- National Palliative Care Standards and resource mapping
Support for your patients and their carers and families
With the right support, carers and families can help manage pain and other symptoms at the end of life.