Resources

3 December 2024 — Learn about the steps you'll take to manage breakthrough symptoms when caring for someone at home.

3 December 2024 — Carers can use this medicines diary to manage symptoms in palliative care patients at home. It's used to record medicines given and check how well they'...

3 December 2024 — This brochure explains how carers and health professionals can manage breakthrough symptoms at home using subcutaneous medicines.

3 December 2024 — This handbook helps carers manage breakthrough symptoms at home using subcutaneous medicines. It includes training, symptom guides, and advice on how to give m...

3 December 2024 — Learn how to choose the right medicine to treat breakthrough symptoms and complete the medicines diary.

3 December 2024 — This guide explains how to insert a subcutaneous cannula step by step. It includes instructions on preparing the cannula, inserting it safely, and recording de...

3 December 2024 — This chart helps carers match symptoms with the correct subcutaneous medicines using a simple colour coded system. It helps families and carers manage palliati...

3 December 2024 — Learn how to give medicine using a subcutaneous cannula. We explain how to check the person you're caring for to make sure there's no irritation, leaka...

3 December 2024 — Learn how to recognise breakthrough symptoms, and rate the distress they cause.

3 December 2024 — Learn how to fill in a syringe label, open an ampoule and draw up medicine from the ampoule.