Dr Pauline Grose (Lead Consultant for Medical HDU at Glasgow Royal Infirmary) joins us to talk about the exciting and intimidating topic of HDU. What makes a unit an HDU? How can we best decide which patients will benefit from transfer to HDU? And what are the challenges?

The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine website
https://www.ficm.ac.uk/ 

Intensive Care Society website
https://ics.ac.uk/ 

Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group
https://www.sicsag.scot.nhs.uk/index.html

The Society for Acute Medicine
https://www.acutemedicine.org.uk/

Dr David Gray (Consultant in Palliative Care) chats to us about his approach to palliative care, and gives tips and tricks on best management for patients who might be nearing the end of life.

Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines

https://www.palliativecareguidelines.scot.nhs.uk/

Guidance At End Of Life (GAEL) for Health Care Professionals

https://clinicalguidelines.nhsggc.org.uk/palliative-care/guidance-at-end-of-life-gael-for-health-care-professionals-543/

Macmillan Cancer Support – Difficult conversations (including REDMAP)

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/coronavirus/healthcare-professionals/difficult-conversations

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Arrianne and Daniel discuss pulmonary embolism.

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