Association for Palliative Medicine


Promoting the advancement and development of Palliative Medicine

The Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM) is an association of doctors who work in hospices and specialist palliative care units in hospitals. Formed in 1986, it now has approximately 950 members from all over the UK and Ireland, and includes doctors based overseas.

This website is primarily a medical site for APM members. APM publications and other resources which may be of interest to non-APM members are listed below.

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Contact details:
Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland
76 Botley Road, Park Gate, Southampton SO31 1BA
tel: 023 8067 2888
email: sheila[dot]richards[AT]palliative-medicine[dot]org

The use of medicines beyond licence (12/04/2005)
by The Pain Society and APM
Information for patients
January 2003
Download file: Patient_Information_Leaflet.pdf

Clinical Governance: THE ‘WHICH TOOL’ GUIDE (12/04/2005)
by Clinical Effectiveness Group, APM
Preliminary review of tools to measure clinical effectiveness in palliative care
August 2001
Download file: Whichtoolguide.doc

THE USE OF DRUGS BEYOND LICENCE IN PALLIATIVE CARE AND PAIN MANAGEMENT (12/04/2005)
by APM and Pain Society
A position statement prepared on behalf of The Association for Palliative Medicine and the Pain Society
Download file: Drugs_doc.pdf

Tools used to screen for depression (12/04/2005)
by Science Committee Task Group, APM
Brief report on whether current depression screening tools have been validated for use in palliative care; and to determine which screening questions may be most discriminating for depression in this population.
Download file: TaskGroupReportDepression.doc

Clinical Governance (12/04/2005)
by Clinical Governance Working Group
The role of the Palliative Medicine doctor

March 2001
Download file: Clinical Governance.doc

Drugs used in death rattle (12/04/2005)
by Science Committee Task Group, APM
What is the evidence to support the use of anti-muscarinic drugs in the management of
death rattle?

Download file: antimuscarinic drugs in death rattle.doc

Using bisphosphonates to control the pain of bone metastases: evidence-based guidelines (12/04/2005)
by Science Committee Task Group, APM

Download file: Bisphosphonates.doc

PUBLIC HEALTH LINK – URGENT MESSAGE, SUPPLY OF DIAMORPHINE INJECTION (11/04/2005)
by Dr Fiona Adshead - Director, Health Improvement Directorate/Deputy Chief Medical Officer - Department Of Health
23 December 2004

Background to the diamorphine shortage and interim clinical guideance

Download file: CEMCMO200414.doc

Opioid Guidelines and advice re: diamorphine shortage (11/04/2005)
shortage of supply of diamorphine interim guidelines have been published by the Department of Health CEM/CMO2004/14.

Relevant sites and principles of pain control are listed.
Download file: Guide-opioids.doc

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