Palliative Care Knowledge Zone
Trusted information and support to help healthcare professionals care for anyone with an illness they’re likely to die from.
Care sector support across the UK
Here you’ll find how Marie Curie can work with you, your staff, service users and relatives to improve quality of life. You can also find out what support is available to you and your care home and how Marie Curie can provide expert training and support to staff and carers.
Marie Curie is a leading provider of palliative and end of life care with decades of experience, knowledge and evidence of what works.
We are committed to everyone having a good end of life experience and to developing effective partnerships that enable us to meet that commitment. We are ready to work collaboratively with Care Homes, Nursing Homes and Domiciliary Care providers to share our clinical and non-clinical knowledge and experience in end of life care. We can tailor support to meet your requirements with the following:
- One-off knowledge exchange sessions.
- Longer term mentoring and direct support sessions for managers, staff, and volunteers.
- Useful guides for professionals and service users which you can order online.
How we can support you
Order free booklets
We produce a range of publications and resources for people living with a terminal illness, and their family, friends and carers - find them here
Working in partnership
Marie Curie works in partnership with other organisations to ensure our palliative and end of live care research is of the highest quality.
Tools to help your patients and their families
Information and support
We're here to help with practical information and support on all aspects of life with terminal illness, dying and bereavement.
Support Line
Call our Support Line on 0800 090 2309 for practical and clinical information and support on all aspects of end of life and bereavement.
Bereavement support service
Marie Curie Bereavement Support Service is a nationwide free listening service for people grieving the loss of loved ones from terminal illness.
Useful websites and resources
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Scottish Social Services Council and NHS Education Scotland
Palliative and End of Life Care Learning and Development Framework
A framework to support the learning and development needs of the health and social care workforce in Scotland.Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines
Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines website
Download the Right Decisions mobile app from Apple's App store
Download the Right Decisions Android app
Future care planning
Healthcare Improvement Scotland: Future care planning in care homes
Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool: Redmap framework
Support around death
The NHS Education for Scotland website aims to support health and social care staff who are working with patients, carers and families before, at, and after death. It provides key information on the clinical, legislative and practical issues involved.
ECHO hubs (Extension of Community Health Outcomes)
ECHO participants engage in a virtual community with their peers where they share support, guidance, and feedback in a community of practice.
NHS Knowledge Network Palliative Care Portal
The NHS Knowledge Network Palliative Care Portal offers access to a wide range of databases and journal articles.