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Hospital Palliative Care Service What is Palliative Care? Referring to Palliative Care The Team How the Palliative Care Team works We provide the following services Symptom Guidelines Management of Persistent Pain in the Palliative Setting Nausea and Vomiting Constipation Intestinal Obstruction Dyspnoea Cough Retained Secretions Hiccoughs Dry Mouth Sweating Itch/ Pruritus Anxiety, Distress and Agitation Delirium Care of the Imminently Dying Te Ara Whakapiri - Care in the last days of life Drug Information Sheets Fentanyl Information Sheet Ketamine Information Sheet Levetiracetam (subcutaneous) Information Sheet Methadone Information Sheet Methylnaltrexone Information Sheet Intranasal Midazolam Information Sheet Oxycodone Information Sheet Pregabalin Information Sheet Intraspinal Analgesia Subcutaneous Administration Continuous Infusions Subcutaneous Bolus Medications Sample Subcutaneous Syringe Driver Prescription Syringe Drivers Prescribing of Opioids Writing a Controlled Drug Prescription Sample Controlled Drug Script Opioid Conversion Guide Use of Unapproved Medicines in Palliative Care Making Resuscitation Decisions - Information for Doctors Resources HealthInfo HealthPathways HealthPathways Resources Useful Websites Disclaimer Reviews, Feedback, and Document Control Managing Unscheduled Updates to the documentation Managing Scheduled Reviews of the documentation Archive Process Review Schedule and Information Summary of Updates November 2022 June 2022 December 2021 November 2021 August 2021 September 2020 2019 October 2019 July 2019 June 2019 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 2017 November 2017 September 2017 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 2015 December 2015 November 2015 April 2015 February 2015 2014 December 2014 November 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 April 2014 March 2014 2013 November 2013 September 2013 May 2013