Listed below is the high level evidence on Deteriorating patient and their handover produced by NICE, SIGN and NHS based organisations. Also included are the European Society guidelines where available. This list is produced and maintained by HEFT Library Services to support VITAL 4 Medics core skills programme developed in the Trust.
Map of Medicine
National Guidelines & Non-UK Guidelines (includes Professional Bodies/Associations)
NICE Guidance – Opioids in Palliative Care 2012
General Palliative Care Guidelines for the Management of Pain at the End of Life in
British Pain Society – Opioids for Persistent Pain: Good Practice 2010
SIGN Guideline 106 – Control of pain in adults with cancer. 2008
Systematic Reviews – Cochrane Library
Nicholson AB. Methadone for cancer pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007
NHS Evidence
National Patient Safety Agency. Reducing dosing errors with opioid medicines. 2009
NICE Pathways – Opioids in Palliative Care