The Palliative Care Handbook

The Palliative Care Handbook provides guidelines for clinical management and symptom control for people receiving end-of-life care.


Praised for making the complex simple - The Palliative Care Handbook is written by Professor Rod MacLeod - Senior Staff Specialist in Palliative Care with HammondCare; Associate Professor Sandy Macleod - Palliative Medicine Specialist with Christchurch Hospital; and Jane Vella-Brincat - Clinical Pharmacist, Christchurch Hospital.


Highly useful resource


The Palliative Care Handbook has two main sections - the first is a set of guidelines for the alleviation of symptoms commonly encountered in palliative care, including drug therapy and psycho-social and spiritual needs. The second section (the pharmacopoeia) contains detailed drug information.


A highly useful resource for health professionals, The Palliative Care Handbook is also suitable for community support workers and patients and families who seek to have a better understanding of symptom and treatments.


Supporting palliative care


Proceeds from the sale of The Palliative Care Handbook will support palliative care research at the Greenwich Hospital Learning and Research Centre led by Prof Rod MacLeod.