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patient information
Ask Three Questions poster
ICUsteps resources on COVID-19
Guidance on Shared Decision Making
clinical decision making
Decision making for escalation of treatment. Warwick Medical School.
‘MORAL balance’ decision-making in critical care. D.J.R. Harvey* and D. Gardiner. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. BJA Education 2019.
REDMAP Guide for Professionals - Talking with patients and families about death and dying
Suggested email text for non-ICU doctors
Talking to relatives - a poster guide to compassionate phone communication
frailty
Specific training on the use of the CFS in the urgent care context is available on the Specialised Clinical Frailty Network microsite.
A general overview of frailty with tips on using the CFS can be found here.
A list of background references on Frailty can be accessed here
British Geriatrics Society Blog: Frailty - Busting a few myths about what it is and what it isn’t
end of life care
Care of the dying adult in the last days of life. NICE Guideline (NG 31)
COVID-19 and Palliative, End of Life and Bereavement Care in Secondary Care. The Northern Cancer Alliance and Association of Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland.
CARE AT THE END OF LIFE: A guide to best practice, discussion and decision-making in and around critical care. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Chapter 2. Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, September 2019
A guide to best practice, discussion and decision-making in and around critical care. Chapter 2. Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, September 2019
Talking about dying: How to begin honest conversations about what lies ahead. Royal College of Physicians of London, 2018
Protecting the wellbeing of nurses providing end of life care. Nursing Times. January 2020
Bereavement Alliance – COVID-19 guidance due to be published very soon.