As many of you know 2020 is the 25th year of our regional audit group. Getting to the quarter of a century mark is a fantastic achievement and definitely something to celebrate! For this very special anniversary we are going to hold a Celebration Conference Summit. This will be on Thursday 10th December 2020 and… Read More
It was great to start our 2020 programme off with a new topic and good to see so many colleagues able to join us for our regional audit meeting on 23rd January. Chronic or intractable cough, is such a distressing symptom for patients and carers and can prove very challenging to manage. The Guideline Development… Read More
Next week is our first clinical meeting for 2020 and we will be focusing on Intractable Cough. We are delighted to be welcoming Dr Martin Ledson, Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine and are looking forward to him sharing his experience and expertise. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the latest evidence on how best to… Read More
With the start of a new year it is time for us to think about priorities for regional clinical audit and guideline development in 2021. As before we are inviting members to let us know what topics we should be focusing on. Below is a link to our annual survey and it only takes five… Read More
In 2020 we have a great programme of clinical audit, education and quality improvement specials lined up. Our meetings provide a great way to make sure you stay up to date with all the latest evidence in palliative care and also a great opportunity to stay in touch with colleagues from across the region. Check… Read More
Many of you will have been able to attend our Quality Improvement Special on 14th November 2019 where we were able to get practical experience of how we use the localised results from our clinical audits to drive improvements for patients in our locality. Dr Andrew Khodabukus from the Royal Liverpool and University Broadgreen Hospitals… Read More
Did you miss it? Thursday 14th was our Education and Quality Improvement special. We started with a great session from Dr Dan Monnery, Consultant at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre helping us to navigate our way through the minefield of what to advise patients about using cannabis. Over the past two years this has become an… Read More
As we start to look towards 2020 we have an exciting year ahead. We will be celebrating 25 years of our regional audit group. This is a real achievement and we are now looking at ways of marking this incredible milestone. Do get in touch with your ideas about how you would like to celebrate.… Read More
It was great to see so many people at our final meeting of 2019. As part of the programme we took the opportunity to reflect briefly on the key “take home messages” from our four regional clinical audits completed this year: Substance Misuse, Symptom Control and Critical Care , Fatigue and Anticoagulation Click here to… Read More
We have just published the brand new guideline Palliative Care for People with Advanced Liver Disease. You don’t want to miss this resource which covers many key areas including: identification, prognostication, and symptom management. There is invaluable comprehensive advice on which medications we should be using in people with severe liver impairment. We have updated… Read More
