Palliative Care Resources

Useful Resources Covering Symptom Management in Palliative Care

Please see this link for Palliative Care resources specific to Pennine Lancashire, including the local syringe pump policy, summary guidelines on anticipatory medications and topical morphine guidelines:

https://­www.­lancsmmg.­nhs.­uk/­place-documents/­pennine-lancashire/#­gsc.­tab=­0

Please see this link for Lancashire-wide Palliative Care resources, including the Clinical Practice Summary - guidance on consensus approaches to managing palliative care symptoms, and commissioning arrangements with pharmacies to stock drugs used within palliative care: 

https://­www.­lancsmmg.­nhs.­uk/­palliative-care-formulary/#­gsc.­tab=­0

If any advice is needed regarding symptom control or management of palliative patients, please contact us:

	Area covered	Provided by	Time available	Contact Number
Community Specialist Palliative Care Teams:	East Lancashire	ELHT	Monday-Sunday 8.30am to 4.30pm	01254 736326
	Blackburn with Darwen	East Lancashire Hospice	Monday-Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm	01254 916983/965864
Consultants in Palliative Medicine	East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen	ELHT	Monday-Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm	01254 732316
24 hour Specialist Palliative Care advice line for healthcare professionals	East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen	East Lancashire Hospice	24/7	07730 639399 (or 01254 965868)