COVID-19 Guidance Resources for professionals
The APM have created a list of various COVID-19 resources to aid members and non member Healthcare Professionals during this pandemic. These can be found in our ‘Current Issues‘ section of the website.
Workforce Report 2018 released
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Access to Palliative Care Bill – Baroness Ilora Finlay
The Access to Palliative Care Bill, which was introduced to the House of Lords in July 2017, will be debated in the House of Lords on Friday 14th June 2019. Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life for patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness and this…
T34 Joint MHRA & APM Statement
Syringe drivers, used on a daily basis in Palliative Medicine, have come under the spotlight recently (Gosport Report, Sunday Times series – see previous eBulletins/APM website). And they are in the spotlight again, as the widely-used Mckinley T34 syringe driver has been identified as having problems regarding the brand of battery used in operation /…
APM Response to court ruling on withdrawing life support
Following the ruling in The Supreme Court on 30th July, regarding withdrawing life support without obtaining legal permission, Dr Iain Lawrie (vice president) and Dr Amy Proffitt (secretary) published a response to the Times article which was written on the 31st July. To read the response, please click here
Syringe drivers – Quote in the Sunday Times by Professor Rob George (24 June 2018)
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No need to hasten death’ – Letter in the BMJ by Dr Iain Lawrie (28th June 2018)
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BBC Radio 4 Interview – You and Yours
How good is end-of-life care now? A radio interview by Dr Amy Proffitt. Click here to listen
Undergraduate Medical Education Special Interest Forum – Study Day
Undergraduate Medical Education Special Interest Forum Theme: The Practicalities of Delivering Palliative Medicine Education We are pleased to announce the sixth annual meeting of the APM Undergraduate Education Special Interest Forum, co-led by Professor John Ellershaw (Liverpool) and Dr Stephen Barclay (Cambridge). The meeting presents a much-needed networking opportunity for those involved in the planning…
Diamorphine Supply Issue – June 2018
Please see the below notification for your information. The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have been have been made aware of a manufacturing issue from one of our suppliers of Diamorphine 5mg and 10mg injection. There are currently two suppliers of Diamorphine injection in the UK; Accord and Wockhardt. Recently Accord’s…