The Pallaborative guidelines are a credit to the healthcare professionals in region and their effort, meticulous approach and dedication in creating them. They are an excellent resource to signpost colleagues towards. Being involved in guideline development has taught me valuable skills in appraising the evidence base. 

As a clinical nurse specialist and project manager for the regional audit and Guideline Development Group for Continuous Subcutaneous Infusions, the process has enhanced my knowledge, intellectual abilities and methodologies to do and lead audit. It has enabled me to further enhance management and leadership skills and become more proficient at conducting literature reviews. In… Read More

I believe my personal experience of terminal diseases and end of life care within my voluntary and personal life roles, along with my passion and commitment enables me to identify with the needs of people receiving care. As the Patient, Carer and Public Representative I bring a voice of the public into discussion and more… Read More

I have developed many skills during my participation in the regional audit process and would recommend it as an excellent professional development opportunity. I am confident that palliative care specialists, generalists, patients, and those important to them have benefited from the clinical guidelines; I use them regularly in my own practice to offer patients evidence-based… Read More

I work clinically as a consultant and academically as a researcher in palliative medicine. I have found the audit and guidelines extremely beneficial from a clinical practice standpoint. Notably, the process to develop the guidelines is thorough, which provides reassurance that the resultant guidelines are appropriate, relevant and evidence-based for the patients we manage in… Read More