Pain and Palliative Care

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HSCNI Palliative Care Symptom and Management
Guidance for management of symptoms in adults in the last days of life. Guidelines on converting doses of opioid analgesics for adults


NI Guidelines – Opioid Dose Convertor (PDF)
PDF with conversion doses from HSCNI


Opioid Dose Convertor (paindata.org) – Calculator
Quick calculator to convert opioid doses from one form of opioid to another


Management of Symptoms in Adults with Heart Failure at the End of Life (HSCNI Palliative Care Network)
Quick calculator to convert opioid doses from one form of opioid to another


PIL Retrain Pain (Non-UK)
Good for signposting patients to. Pain resource website with visuals to explain pain and the management of pain.




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