March 2016


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Document Owner:	Not assigned (see Who's Who)
Issue Date:	July 2009
Next Review:	July 2010
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Changes in this release
Topic or section	Brief description	Reviewer
Oxycodone Information Sheet	We've updated this content.	Kate Grundy
Intranasal Midazolam Information Sheet	We've updated this content.	Kate Grundy
Methadone Information Sheet	We've updated this content.	Kate Grundy
Ketamine Information Sheet	We've updated this content.	Kate Grundy
The Team	The contact information on this page has been updated.	Kate Grundy
When is a referral to palliative care appropriate?	We've added a link to the Referral Guidelines.	Kate Grundy
Hospital Palliative Care Service	This page has been rewritten.	Kate Grundy
Anticipate and Warn Against Side Effects	This page has been updated.	Kate Grundy
Discharging Palliative Patients from Hospital	This page has been rewritten.	Kate Grundy
Interesting Articles	We've incorporated the content from the now defunct Education Programme 2013 topic.	Kate Grundy
What is palliative care?	We've moved the definition from the home page to this page.	Kate Grundy
Enemas	We've updated the constipation and diarrhoea link.	Kate Grundy
Severe Constipation	We've updated this section.	Kate Grundy
Guidelines and Factsheets	We've updated the constipation and diarrhoea resources.	Kate Grundy
Patient Resources	We've updated some of the links on this page.	Kate Grundy
Discharge Checklists for Subcutaneous Infusions	We've added a section on Family Administration of Subcutaneous Medications.	Kate Grundy
Referral to Other Services	We've added information on Interventional Radiology and Gastroenterology	Kate Grundy
Fentanyl	We've removed the Fentanyl Conversion Table and added a link to the Opioid Conversion Chart. We've also update the Fentanyl patch resource.	Kate Grundy
Fentanyl Information Sheet	Change from Mylan to Sandoz patch.	Kate Grundy
Opioids and Driving	We've added this new page.	Kate Grundy
Methadone	We've updated this page.	Kate Grundy
Itch/ Pruritus	The information on Uraemic Pruritus has been updated.	Kate Grundy
Constipation	We've added a procedure for rectal examination and suppositories for nurses.	Kate Grundy
Laxatives	We've updated this page. Changes include Movicol being renamed Lax-Sachet™.	Kate Grundy
Oxycodone	We've updated this page.	Kate Grundy