Resources to support health professionals
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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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Helplines for health professionals
This page provides details for local clinical telephone support in your state.
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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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Mobile apps
Mobiles apps to help you support families and carers manage palliative and end-of-life care at home.
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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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Articles and abstracts
Find evidence-based, online articles and abstracts about how carers can manage end-of-life symptoms at home.
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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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Community Palliative Care Resources Pharmacy Pack
Resources for pharmacists to use to support families and carers in providing practical care and symptom management for a person at home.
Policy template and guides
- Example policy and procedures template
- Managing palliative care symptoms: A guide for health professionals
- How to teach carers and families to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines
- One-on-one training checklist and carer post-training competency assessment
- Assembly guide: practice demonstration kit
- How to make a carers' package
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.