Clinical guide for the management of palliative care in hospital during the coronavirus pandemic (updated 22 April 2020)

Summary

All hospitals have access to specialist palliative care teams, whether as in-house hospital palliative care teams or in-reach teams from local palliative care services. These teams will be able to provide advice and support, but it will not be possible for them to provide direct care to everybody who needs it, especially as the pandemic progresses.

This NHS guidance is aimed at all professionals looking after patients with coronavirus, and their families, in the hospital setting.