Providing Palliative Care in South Africa During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This guideline is aimed at ensuring that patients and families receive dignified, compassionate care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Version 2 (05 April 2020)
This document outlines guidance to health care workers (HCW) on the integration of palliative care (PC) into standard care in intensive care units, hospital wards, emergency departments, out-patient clinics, intermediate care facilities, care homes and private homes. It must be read in conjunction with, and aims to complement, the DOH Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Disease.
These guidelines have been published by The Association of Palliative Care Practitioners of South Africa. EMGuidance confirms that it is not the owner of the information provided, nor does it intend to present it as such.