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Specialist palliative care referral form

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Patient details

First name: *Required

Surname: *Required

Gender: *Required

Gender:

Male

Female

Date of birth: *Required

Date / Date of birth

Address: *Required

Post code: *Required

Ethnicity: *Required

Ethnicity:

White British

Gypsy/ Traveller/ Irish Traveller

Indian

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Chinese

Other Asian

Asian British

Black or Black British

Mixed

Other ethnic group

Telephone number: *Required

NHS number: *Required

Place of care at present: *Required

Place of care at present:

Home

Hospital

Nursing Home

Residential Home

Patient lives alone: *Required

Patient lives alone:

Yes

What is the patients history with any holistic issues?

Patient has consented to referral:

Yes

Primary diagnosis(es) and key treatments:

Treatment is:

Curative

Palliative

Gold standards framework register (is the patient on the GP palliative care list?)

Allergies: (please specify)

Service requested: *Required

Service requested:

Community palliative care team

Hospital palliative care team

Day care

Hospice admission

Psychological/Social support

Carer support

Other

If other please specify:

Special consideration

First language if not English:

Communication in English

Good

Fair

Poor

Other barriers to communication: (e.g. hearing loss/confusion)

Would an interpreter be helpful?

Yes

Other considerations

Why has this referral been made for the patient?

Infection status:

Pressure areas:

Next of Kin/Main carer

Name: *Required

Telephone number:

Services involved

District nurse: *Required

District nurse:

Yes

Social services: *Required

Social services:

Yes

Care manager: *Required

Care manager:

Yes

Specialist nurse: *Required

Specialist nurse:

Yes

Team: (please specify)

Community matron: *Required

Community matron:

Yes

General practitioner

Name: *Required

Address: *Required

Post code: *Required

Telephone: *Required

PCT number:

DNACPR: *Required

DNACPR:

Completed

Not completed

Is referral urgent (assess with 2 working days)? *Required

Is referral urgent (assess with 2 working days)?

Yes

If urgent, please phone us for immediate advice

Inpatient details

Hospital:

Ward:

Date of discharge: (if known/planned)

Date / Date of birth

Is hospital palliative care team involved?

Yes

Consultant:

Telephone:

Extension:

Current issues/problems: (e.g. symptoms, psychosocial issues, insight)

Medication

SC infusion in progress: *Required

SC infusion in progress:

Yes

Transdermal patch:

Yes

Please attach medication list/TTO's:

Clinical correspondence attached:

Recent hospital letters

GP enhanced encounter form

Medication list/TTO's

Other

If other please specify:

Other comments: (e.g. insight, psychosocial issues)

Person completing this form

Name: *Required

Designation: *Required

Contact details: *Required

Location *Required

Date: *Required

Date / Date of birth

Email:

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