To mark Dying Matters Awareness Week 2015 we are promoting new resources that help people know what to expect and how to help when someone they care about is dying.
What to expect when someone important to you is dying was produced by the National Council for Palliative Care, Hospice UK and Sue Ryder. With their kind permission, we've put this well-written and approachable document into a Scottish context and made the information available to members of the public via the NHS Inform website.
Designed for carers, families and friends of dying people, this new online resource tries to answer some of the questions people may have about what happens in the very last days and hours of a person's life...
What happens when someone is dying?
Will a person's pain get worse as they get closer to dying?
Should I be worried?
What can I do to help?
Mark Hazelwood, Chief Executive of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care said:
"When a person you care about is dying, you want to do what is best for that person. Not knowing what to expect or how to help can make a distressing time even worse.
"Dying is unpredictable. It is not always possible to know for sure that a person is in the last days of life, or to predict exactly when a person will die.
"However, there are certain bodily changes that show a person is likely to be close to death. Some of these changes may be distressing, but it can be reassuring to know what to expect and how to help.
"This resource aims to provide information about some of the common changes that occur when someone is near the end of life, and some suggestions of how friends, family and carers might provide support during this time - a situation which will affect nearly everyone at some point."
Access the new resources here: weblink.
Thanks to the National Council for Palliative Care, Sue Ryder and Hospice UK for their kind permission to reproduce content from their publication What to expect when someone important to you is dying, which can be downloaded or purchased from the NCPC website.
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