5 tips for opioid prescribing in palliative patients People living with a life-limiting illness, such as cancer, frequently report moderate to severe pain and describe in detail how it affects activities of daily living and... Read more... 9/02/2016 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Medications and pharmacy Views: 1350
The Needs Assessment Tool for Carers: how GPs can help care for carers One of the most troubling aspects of caring for people at the end of life is caring for those left behind. The problem is simple – everyone focusses on the ill... Read more... 2/02/2016 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1163
Virtual communities of practice: presenting new opportunities for clinicians Roughly two years ago I had the good fortune of meeting a group of like-minded clinicians and academics. The interaction I have had with them has been incredibly beneficial to... Read more... 19/01/2016 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Digital health Views: 1202
The End-of-Life Clinical Audit - a GP's experience It seems to me, as time goes by, that medicine becomes more and more fragmented. We don’t seem to consider our patients as a whole person anymore. Instead, our patients... Read more... 15/12/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1139