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Useful links

  • Scottish Government - Caring for people in the last days and hours of life
  • NHS Education for Scotland (NES):​ 
    • ​Palliative Care in Practice
    • A Multi-Faith resource for Healthcare Staff (Spiritual Care) [.pdf]
    • Spiritual Care Matters [.pdf]
    • Palliative and end of life care : enriching and improving experience (for health and social care staff)
  • Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
  • Support Around Death
  • Mygov.scot: Registering a death in Scotland
  • NHS Inform: Care, support and rights
  • Carers Trust
  • Citizens Advice Scotland
  • Citizens Advice: What to do after a death
  • Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief
  • Body donation - Human Tissue Authority: Donating your body
  • Organ donation – Organ Donation Scotland  or call 0300 123 2323
  • Pre paid funeral planning - National Assocoation of Funeral Directors: Pre-arrange a funeral
  • Help with funeral planning and advice on green funerals - The Natural Death Centre

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  • Topic 1 - Anatomy and Physiology
  • Topic 2 - Assessment and common lung diseases
  • Topic 3 - Treatment
  • Topic 4 - Management
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    • Lifestyle advice - living well with a long term respiratory condition
    • Activities of daily living
    • Supported self-management and personal outcomes
    • What matters to me?
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    • Assessing care needs
    • End of life and advanced care plans
      • Definitions – Palliative Care
      • Definitions – End of life care
      • DNACPR
      • Illness trajectories
      • Capacity and Power of Attorney
      • Advanced Directive
      • Anticipatory care Plan
      • KIS – Key Information Summary
      • Medication and pain relief
      • How to recognise the signs of dying
      • Loss of appetite
      • Breathing changes
      • Sleep and Drowsiness
      • Skin changes
      • Emotional changes
      • Bladder and bowel functions
      • Eyes
      • The final moments
      • What happens after a person dies?
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