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Here you can find useful leaflets and resources to help you and your family as you face incurable illness and bereavement.
Information Pack
A guide to help you age well
Support to help you age well and remain healthy and independent.
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Leaflet
Active cycle of breathing
A leaflet designed to provide you with a breathing technique to help clear your airway.
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Leaflet
Our bereavement service
Our free bereavement support service for adults and children in north east Essex
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Information Pack
Introduction to St Helena
An introduction to St Helena and our key services.
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Leaflet
Anxiety Management
Information and advice for the management of stress and anxiety.
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Leaflet
Breathlessness Management
Managing breathlessness by giving advice on breathing techniques, exercise, and nutrition.
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Leaflet
Coping with dying
The person is now dying and is likely to be in the last hours or days of their life.
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Leaflet
Dealing with Dying
For people who wish to know more about caring for their loved one at home.
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Leaflet
Diarrhoea and Vomiting
This help sheet answers some frequently asked questions about diarrhoea and vomiting.
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Information Pack
My Care Choices - Bengali
A record of decisions about the care you wish to receive in the future.
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Information Pack
My Care Choice: Kurdish Sorani
A record of decisions about the care you wish to receive in the future.
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Information Pack
My Care Choices - English
A record of decisions about the care you wish to receive in the future.
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Information Pack
My Care Choices - Nepali
A record of decisions about the care you wish to receive in the future.
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Information Pack
My Care Choices - Ukrainian
A record of decisions about the care you wish to receive in the future.
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Information Pack
My Care Choices - Persian
A record of decisions about the care you wish to receive in the future.
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Information Pack
Dying Matters Conversations
Conversation questions about what you and your loved ones want at the end of life.
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Leaflet
Fluids and drips
FAQs about fluids and artificial hydration in advanced illness.
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Information Pack
Guidance & support after death
This booklet supports you through the various tasks in the coming days and weeks.
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Leaflet
Living with breathlessness
The aim of this booklet is to provide advice for managing fatigue and breathlessness.
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Leaflet
Medications and driving
The law on medications and driving guides whether you are safe to drive.
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Information Pack
Nutrition in palliative care
Advice from Dietitians, Specialist nurses, and a Speech and Language therapist.
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Private medical insurance
If you have private medical insurance, you can help us to continue providing our services.
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Leaflet
Taking strong opioids
This leaflet is to help you with information on taking strong opioids.
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Information Pack
Talking to Children
Support for young people dealing with an incurable illness or the death of someone close.
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Leaflet
Using medicine outside licence
This leaflet provides information on the use of medicines outside their licence.
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Leaflet
When someone is dying at home
This leaflet explains what to expect in the final days and weeks of someone’s life.
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Leaflet
Why won’t they eat?
FAQs about appetite and weight loss when the person you are caring for is very ill.
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Leaflet
Your bereavement
This leaflet is aimed at helping you deal with the bereavement of a loved one.
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