Palliative Care
Last updated: August 2025
Evidence-based resources
- NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries: Palliative care
- NICE Guidance: End of life care
- General Medical Council Guidance: Treatment and care towards the end of life
- UpToDate: Clinical decision support tool available to all Trust staff. Access from work by clicking ‘UpToDate’ in the Start Menu and signing in with your Athens account.
- BMJ Best Practice: Clinical decision support tool available to all Trust staff. Log in using your Athens account.
- Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews
Library resources
The Library has a wide range of textbooks covering palliative care and all clinical specialties, as well as non-clinical subjects such as research and leadership. All East Cheshire NHS Trust staff are able to join the library and borrow books. You can also search for e-journals, e-books and other online resources through the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub.
Keep updated
The library produces a number of current awareness updates and bulletins. Visit the current awareness page to read the latest issue or to subscribe to receive updates. You can also ask us to complete an Evidence Search on your behalf.
KnowledgeShare is our targeted current awareness service. Register with your clinical interests to receive fortnightly alerts sent to your email. Your KnowledgeShare profile can be as broad or specific as you need, and can be updated as your interests change.
Podcasts
A lot of resources are accessed using an NHS OpenAthens username and password. Athens accounts are free to set up and use – click the button below to register for an account. If you’ve previously had an Athens account at another trust, you can log in to update your details.
Journals
Access all our journals online via BrowZine. Browse journal titles, access full texts, or save favourite journals and articles to your bookshelf. Click the link below to browse titles related to palliative and terminal care.
Learning and development
- E-Learning for Healthcare: End-of-life care for all
- RCGP: End of life and palliative care toolkit
- University of St Andrews: Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool
Video: Dying Matters
Chaplaincy
Organisations
- Association of Hospice and Palliative Care Chaplains
- College of Health Care Chaplains
- Network for Pastoral Spiritual and Religious Care in Health
- UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy
Resources
- NHS Chaplaincy Programme
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP): Spirituality division
- Chaplaincy email discussion lists