The clinical advice line can be accessed by our healthcare professional colleagues in the community regardless of whether the patient they wish to discuss is known to St Peter's Hospice.
These pages contain a selection of locally developed guidelines, links to national guidelines and other resources relating to palliative care.
Please note this is not an exhaustive list of guidance for the area which the hospice covers. Many acute trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have additional local policy/guidelines, so ensure you also refer to those for the area where you work.
Remember 24-hour specialist palliative care advice is available by calling our advice line on 0117 915 9430.
Do come back to this page. We review the contents every six months and there may be updates or additions in the interim.
All these local guidelines have had input from a number of specialists in Palliative Medicine eg Bristol Palliative Care Collaboration (BPCC) which includes all the palliative medicine consultants (hospital and hospice) in Bristol. Some have had wider consultation and approval for use in a specific geographical area eg Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) or Wessex. The source and (where applicable) geographical area is identified for each one.
The form, for recording DNACPR decisions, has been agreed across BNSSG and by South Western Ambulance Service. It is valid across all care settings in the area and for all journeys in between. The decision must be communicated to SWAS and relevant others. The original form should stay with the patient and the patient/carer must know about the form if it is to be in their home.
General ACP information
Preferred priorities of care (PPC)
An individual can use a PPC to record their preferences and wishes regarding end of life care. It can not be used to make legally binding refusals of treatment.
Advance decision to refuse treatment (ADRT)
ADRT forms provided with permission from 'Deciding Right and The Northern England Clinical Networks'
Lasting power of attorney (LPA)
The clinical advice line can be accessed by our healthcare professional colleagues in the community regardless of whether the patient they wish to discuss is known to St Peter's Hospice.
