Primary Care Palliative Care Team – Archive

Further information on the Primary Care Palliative Care Team (Please note this web page is currently being revised)

 The Primary Care Palliative Care Team was established in 2001. All the Macmillan Nurse Facilitators have a background in District Nursing, have undertaken further study in Palliative Care at Post Graduate Level and hold (or are currently working towards) Post Graduate Certificates in Education and Masters in Palliative Care. The main remit of the team is to provide training and education to all providers of palliative care services (including out of hours) across NHSGGC, within the community setting. This includes all health/social care colleagues and the GP Facilitator’s involvement in GP Registrar training (both ST2 hospital based and ST3 registrars in Practice). We promote partnership and collaborative working, sharing knowledge and skills with other agencies and disciplines across all care settings. The team is also fully involved in supporting and implementing current initiatives within Primary Care such as NHSGGC End of Life Care and Living and Dying Well.  

2014 Winners of the Macmillan Team Excellence Award    

Supportive and Palliative Action Register (SPAR) SPAR General Information video on YouTube Recurring Courses

  • Advanced Practice in District Nursing
  • Anticipatory Care planning
  • BN2 Palliative Care Week, Glasgow University
  • Foundations in Palliative Care
  • IMPACT
  • Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
  • Rapport
  • Sundowning
  • SPAR
  • Syringe Pump Training

Palliative Resource Nurses Study Day, 29/05/19

Anne Silver Liz Watt re hers: Challenges in Pall Care TYA cancer Ruth Spencer/Gail McDonald: Homelessness and palliative care Arun Menon: Addiction Stuart Kirkwood: Nurses at the forefront Sarah-Jan Shovlin: Learning Disability Palliative Care

Palliative Resource Nurses Study Day, 30/05/18 Journeying with Brain Disease

Macmillan PRN Programme 30/05/18 PDF 128 KB Presentations

 

      Mandatory Training Provided McKinley T34 syringe pump training Verification of Expected Death (VoED) In addition to mandatory training, the team also provide a raft of educational opportunities for GP’s and community nurses. This education provides regular updates for GPs and staff working within CH(C)Ps. It is aimed at upskilling generalist community nursing staff (both trained and untrained) and is also adapted to meet the educational needs of social care and care home staff e.g. Cordia staff. All education provides continuous professional development opportunities and encompasses the principles of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework. The education is provided free or at a minimal cost to cover venue and catering etc. Current Initiatives The GP Facilitator is currently leading a small multidisciplinary group that is developing the “rapport” programme. The Gold Standards Framework Scotland The Gold Standards Framework is a programme to support cancer and palliative care in the community. Essentially it is a simple common sense approach to formalising best standards of care into normal practice. It builds on the good work that many are already doing. Practices have found that it helps improve communication and co-ordination of care within the team, aids proactive planning and raises the profile of carer support. NHS GGC End of Life Care NHSGGC End of Life Care Palliative Resource Nurse Network The Macmillan Nurse Facilitators have established, supported and maintained a robust Palliative Resource Nurse group within Primary Care. This group consists of 42 experienced community nurses across NHSGGC. The majority of practising clinical district nursing staff have utilised this important resource for a variety of reasons since 2001. The model developed provides an opportunity for professional development for the Palliative Resource Nurses. This initiative has been viewed as a very positive development and has been utilised for disseminating information, research and audit purposes from clinicians both within and out-with Primary Care. Macmillan Nurse Facilitators – The role of the Palliative Care Resource Nurse (PRN) Articles – You may have to login to the E-library to access these documents

  • Macmillan nurse facilitators: establishing a palliative resource nurse network in primary care.

Author(s): Byron S; Moriarty D; O’Hara A.

Reference:  International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2007 Sep; 13(9): 438-444

Author(s):  Moriarty D; O’Hara A; Byron S.

Reference:  International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2007 Jul; 13(7): 334-343

Author(s):  O’Hara A; Byron S; Moriarty D.

Reference:  International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2007 Dec; 13(12): 598-604  

 

Comments are closed.