Resources for professionals

Hospice UK Conference 2016

In November 2016, Dorothy House Hospice Care presented five clinical posters at the Hospice UK Conference. All of the posters can be downloaded and viewed here.

Downloads:

• Antimicrobial Stewardship (PDF, 658 kB)
• The Productive Ward (PDF, 5 MB)
• Hospice Care and Dementia (PDF, 628 kB)
• A Holistic approach to Nutrition (PDF, 4 MB)
• Service Development - Nutrition (PDF, 2 MB)

Patient Led Assessment of Nutritional Care – PLANC

This is the original report published by FONS in May 2016 and details our work up to that point. However, we have continued to develop the tool in the light of patient and staff feedback. For the latest version of PLANC and its algorithms, for more information about or to enquire about training in the PLANC tool, please contact Jill Souter on 01225 722 988 or email jill.souter@dorothyhouse-hospice.org.uk

Downloads:

• FONs Report (PDF, 2 MB)
• FONS Report Summary (DOCX, 38 kB)
• Nutrition Conference Flyer (DOCX, 878 kB)

Referral Forms

Read more about our referral process here: https://www.dorothyhouse.org.uk/professionals/referral-process/

Downloads:

• Paper DHHC Referral Form (DOC, 153 kB)
• Electronic DHHC Referral Form (DOC, 175 kB)

The Palliative Care Handbook

A Good Practice Guide. Published by Wessex Palliative Physicians. Eighth Edition, 2014.

Downloads:

• The Palliative Care Handbook - Eighth Edition (PDF, 2 MB)