Hospices / Palliative Care
Help the Hospices
The national charity for the hospice movement.
Hospice Information
Hospice information is a partnership between St. Christopher's Hospice and Help the Hospices. It is a worldwide resource for professionals and the public that encourages sharing of information and experience amongst those involved in palliative care. Offers a comprehensive enquiry service and statistical information. Publications include UK and International Directories, a weekly electronic news bulletin, quarterly magazine, listings of educational and job opportunities, and a range of practical advice and information leaflets and reports.
Children's Hospice Association Scotland
CHAS is a Scottish charity committed to the provision of children's hospice services in Scotland, working exclusively with children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool
Information for Patients and Carers. Includes information called 'Coping with Dying'.
End of Life Care Programme
To improve the quality of care at the end of life for all patients and enable more patients to live and die in the place of their choice.
National Council for Palliative Care
The umbrella organisation for all those who are involved in providing, commissioning and using hospice and palliative care services in England, Wales & Northern Ireland.
Scottish Partnership Agency For Palliative & Cancer Care
The national umbrella and representative body for palliative care in Scotland. It is an independent body with charitable status set up in 1991 to promote the extension and improvement of palliative care services throughout Scotland.
Glasgow Palliative Care Information Network
Information about palliative care services in and around Glasgow,includes a public and professional section and a variety of links to other validated sources of information.
Information Regarding Palliative Care
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Halley Stewart Library at St Christopher's Hospice
Offersreference lists for both patients, carers and health professionals onpalliative care and bereavement issues, in particular.
Ruby Care Foundation
A registered Charity dedicated to the care of the terminally ill, companionship of the dying, and support and counsel for the bereaved. They work towards the best possible mental, emotional and spiritual back-up and care for everyone involved when death and dying are near.
Association of Childrens Hospices
The Association of Children's Hospices (ACH) is a registered charity which brings together over 40 voluntary sector children's hospice services throughout the UK dedicated to the care of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families.
Medicine Guide for Palliative Care
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Living with Dying
Healthtalkonline, is an award-winning charity website, which lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. The information is based on qualitative research into patient experiences led by experts at the University of Oxford.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Health Topic information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Benefits for the Terminally Ill Bereavement - A Self Help GuideSupport Groups related to this topic (^ top of page)
Acorns Children's Hospice Trust ACT (Association for Children's Palliative Care) Bereaved Parents Network Capricorn Child Bereavement Charity Children's Hospice Association Scotland Children's Hospices UK Cruse Bereavement Care Dreamflight (for seriously ill children) Help the Hospices Hospice Information INQUEST - Death in Custody Macmillan Cancer Support Make a Wish Foundation MAP Foundation Marie Curie Cancer Care Mildmay Hospital UK (Specialist Care for HIV/AIDS) REACT - Rapid Effective Assistance for Children with potentially Terminal illness Ruby Care Foundation S.C.A.R.D - Support & Care After Road Death & Injury SAMM - Support After Murder & Manslaughter Starlight Children's Foundation UK Sue Ryder Care UKHCA - UK Home Care Association Willow Foundation (support for seriously ill young adults) Winston's WishPatientPlus articles related to this topic (^ top of page)
Advance Directives (Living Wills) Controlled Drugs Death (Recognition and Certification) Helping Patients Face Death and Dying Looking After People With Cancer Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Pain Control in Terminal Care Palliative Care Palliative Care of Heart Failure Prescribing in Terminal Care Syringe Drivers Terminal CareUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Palliative CareLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Bereavement Death/Dying DyingVideos related to this topic (^ top of page)
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