Local Information and Guidelines

Palliative Care Reports

• Palliative Care Health Needs Assessment, February 2010 PDF 791 KB
   
• Palliative Care Health Needs Assessment - Executive Summary PDF 185 KB

Palliative Care Guidelines  

• Guidelines for the use of Subcutaneous Medications in Palliative Care for Adults - Primary Care & Hospices - NHS GG&C Palliative Care Practice Development Team (Aug 2008) PDF 348 KB
   
• Guidelines for the use of Subcutaneous Medications in Palliative Care for Adults - NHS GG&C Palliative Care Practice Development Team (May 2008) PDF 348 KB
   
• McKinley T34 Syringe Pump Guidelines for use in Adult Palliative Care Patients (Feb 2009) PDF 1,054 KB
   
• Information for patients - You and Your Syringe Pump (Mar 2008) PDF 46KB
   
• SIGN 106 Control of pain in adults with cancer – A national clinical guideline PDF 711 KB
   
• SIGN 106 Control of pain in adults with cancer (Quick Reference Guide) – A national clinical guideline PDF 200 KB
   

Just In Case (Under Development)

• Just In Case box leaflet  April 2010 - DRAFT VERSION PDF 111 KB
• Just In Case Core Contents list July 2010 WORD 61 KB
• Just In Case flowsheet May 2010 - DRAFT VERSION WORD 72 KB
• Just In Case general info May 2010 - DRAFT - VERSION WORD 36 KB
• Just in case FAQs info May 2010 - DRAFT - VERSION WORD 51KB

 Pan-Glasgow Palliative Care Symptom Control Algorithms

The Pan-Glasgow Palliative Care Symptom Control Algorithms and Argyll & Clyde Guidelines previously published on this website have been replaced with the NHS Lothian Palliative Care Guidelines.

An adaptation of these guidelines for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, including local contact details, will be made available here late 2010.

West of Scotland Guidelines for Malignant Spinal Cord Compression (MSCC)

• Referral of Suspected & Actual MSCC or CECS in the West of Scotland PDF 804 KB
• MSCC – Process for potential admission to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre (Oct 2007) WORD 71 KB
• Malignant Spinal Cord Compression – process for potential admission - From Primary to Acute Care (Oct 2008) WORD 79 KB
• Process for contacting Acute Receiving Teams for patients with suspected MSCC (Oct 2008) WORD 77 KB
• Saturday morning MR sessions at GGH for patients with a known cancer diagnosis & suspected MSCC WORD 33 KB
• Information for clinicians - signs and symptoms of Malignant Spinal Cord Compression WORD 31 KB