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Guidance on Bereavement process documentation, Medical Examiner referrals, and completion of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD). Keywords: Medical examiner referral, cause of death, end of life.

These guidelines will ensure that all deaths are verified/confirmed correctly, and that care of the deceased and their family is delivered in a standardised manner that complies with national guidance. Keywords: Care after death, last offices, verification of death, bereavement, death certification.

To give guidance to all healthcare professionals working on RCHT adult wards on the correct process for end of life care planning and processes.keywords: End-of-life, dying, palliative.

The Specialist Palliative Care teams within Cornwall (Cornwall Hospice Care, Specialist Community Palliative CareNurses [SPCN - previously known as macmillan nurses] and the Hospital Specialist Palliative Care team at RCHT) areworking in a new integrated way to try and help all healthcare professionals provide good palliative care. Our vision is to help provide the right care in the right setting at the right time for patients with malignant and non-malignant disease via the relevant services.

Guidance for prescribing in patients with renal impairment at the end of life (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30).

Guide to Completing the Community Subcutaneous Medication Sheet CHA4918 for End of Life Discharge.

This is a strategy to support the delivery of high-quality end of life care by raising awareness of end-of-life care in an acute hospital setting, describing how care will be delivered to patients approaching the end of life, describing the education and training that will be provided to staff and the contribution RCHT will make to partnership working.

This policy describes the criteria for using a Bodyguard T Syringe Driver and the procedure to follow for its use. It highlights the standard expected of clinical staff who care for patients who have or may require this device to administer their medication.Keywords: Syringe, driver, infusion, palliative. T34, end of life, Bodyguard T, McKinley.

Appendix 3. Prescribing PromptsRapid Reference Guide to subcutaneous prescribing in the last days of life. A companion guide to the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (IoS) Anticipatory Prescribing Guidance.

This clinical guideline describes the criteria for Syringe Driver Prescribing and the guidance for syringe driver prescribing

Appendix 3. End of Life Discharge - Mobile Guideline Flowchart for the transfer and discharge of patients felt to be in the last few weeks of life.

Guidelines for the transfer and discharge of patients felt to be in the last few weeks of life.Keywords: Discharge; Transfer of Care; Last Few Weeks of Life, End of Life Care.

This guideline supports staff involved in planned withdrawal of non-invasive ventilation at end of life to ensure safe and ethical practice and appropriate support for patients, family and staff