Contents
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- Introduction
- Key points
- What is palliative care and who provides it?
- What can specialist palliative care services help with?
- How to access specialist palliative care
- What is the GP palliative care register?
- Meeting the challenges in enabling clients access palliative care
- Assessments carried out by project staff
- Assessments carried out by health and social care professionals
- What is Advance Care Planning (ACP)?
- Mental capacity and advance care planning
- Tools and Resources
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- Introduction
- Key points
- What makes for effective communication?
- Planning for conversations about deteriorating health and future wishes
- What might you wish to explore with clients?
- When is the right time to have conversations?
- How to open up conversations
- Managing difficult conversations
- How can the multi-agency team support you?
- Breaking bad news
- Tools and Resources
- Tools
- Resources
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- Introduction
- Key points
- Understanding grief
- What are grief reactions?
- How can we support clients after a death?
- How can we support ourselves and each other?
- External bereavement support for you and your clients
- Practicalities after a death
- Public health funerals
- Planning rituals and celebrations
- Tools and Resources