HPAL MSE website
New HPAL MSE website - supporting professionals and the public with information and resources on palliative and end of life care
A new resource is launching in mid and south Essex that aims to help clinicians and patients navigate the complex health and care needs around end of life and palliative care.
The HPAL website is a unique information resource for clinicians, patients, carers and loved ones. It aims to support anyone living in mid and south Essex who needs or is involved with palliative and end of life care, whether in a hospice, care home or in their own home. The website’s content will help clinicians develop their palliative care knowledge as well as help patients and carers support their own care needs.
The comprehensive and user-friendly platform provides information in bite-sized and easy-to-read snippets. You can try out some of the articles now by visiting the HPAL Mid and South Essex (MSE) website.
The website is easy to use during consultations with patients. It can help support clinicians by providing the most up to date advice or as a resource to refer patients to for tips and advice.
The guidance available on the website deals with a diverse range of topics linked to palliative and end of life care, covering areas like pain management, wellbeing and care at home. For example, you can find articles on common conditions such as dry mouth and breathlessness based on the best national guidance with expert advice from senior clinicians.
For clinicians, the site offers more medically focused articles, including different medication conversion charts. For example, an article about opioid conversion which focuses on why it might be necessary to switch strong pain relief medication and how this can be done safely.
There are also articles focused more towards patients and carers that take a more social, legal, and personal planning approach. For example, there’s articles on highlighting the importance of advance care planning and thinking about care needs and wishes for the future. Other resources focus on guidance for people facing bereavement and grief.
Finally, the local service directory offers detailed profiles on a range of healthcare services available in mid and south Essex, including pharmacies, helplines, charities, and support groups. There is a search engine that can help with finding services quickly and easily by location and topic. Entries in the directory include contact details, real time availability updates and brief synopsis of the service.
Visitors to the website can also sign up for a regular email newsletter for keeping up with events, compassionate communities updates and new articles.
A short online survey is also available to help make sure the website is always improving and meeting the needs of users.