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Guidance: Best Practice Guides, help with Symptom Control and National PEOLC Guidance
Please find useful updates, information and resources below
The Daffodil Standards offer a free, evidence-based framework designed to support general practices in delivering consistently high-quality care for patients approaching the end of life and those who are bereaved. They help practices self-assess, reflect, and embed simple quality improvement steps into everyday care — creating a culture of continuous learning and proactive support.
Practical guide for staff – Best Practice Guide for life Limiting Conditions
Guidance to support staff in symptom management, decision making and care coordination. If there is any doubt regarding clinical decisions for individuals, help should be sought from local Specialist Palliative Care services.
Overarching vision of the six ambitions that PEOLC services aspire to achieve.
Guideline covers the clinical care of adults (18 years and over) who are dying during the last 2 to 3 days of life. It aims to improve end of life care for people in their last days of life by communicating respectfully and involving them, and the people important to them, in decisions and by maintaining their comfort and dignity. The guideline covers how to manage common symptoms without causing unacceptable side effects and maintain hydration in the last days of life.
Listen to On the Marie Curie Couch, a monthly podcast where well-known guests share their grief and death experiences with bereavement expert Jason Davidson, breaking taboos and encouraging end of life discussions.
NHS Practical care for the Dying Person guide – What you can do to practically care for someone who is in their last days and hours of life
