Palliative care doc, person, husband and dad. SACMO Pal Med. Views/RTs own
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
25 Oct 2025
One of the most important threads I’ve ever tried.
25 Oct 2025
Naloxone in palliative care 🧵
Naloxone can save lives in people with opioid induced respiratory failure or apnoea.
It’s use only indicated when there is a fall in respiratory rate with evidence of significant ventilatory failure
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
10 Oct 2025
Winston's Wish - Bereavement Support for Children now on whats app which is amazing work winstonswish.org/
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1 Oct 2025
Glucocorticoids for pain flare prophylaxis after palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials spcare.bmj.com/content/early…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
18 Sep 2025
The Scottish Government will extend a successful programme run by the @Scotambservice, enabling its Palliative and End of Life Care team to continue its vital work this year. Read more ➡️gov.scot/news/palliative-car…
ALT Health Secretary Neil Gray meeting with the Scottish Ambulance Service Palliative and End of Life Care team
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
16 Sep 2025
Everyone who works with people at end of life should read this paper by Jason Boland. It is excellent and so vital.
How to distinguish opioid toxicity from natural dying in patients with... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
12 Sep 2025
A new palliative care strategy - Palliative Care Matters for All - has been launched by Public Health Minister @jenni_minto to ensure everyone in Scotland can access timely, high-quality and compassionate care.
Read more ➡️ow.ly/9u3v50WVECX
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
10 Sep 2025
Scottish Government Palliative Care Strategy, Palliative Care Matters for All (2025-30)
News item, Strategy & Delivery Plan
gov.scot/news/new-palliative…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
11 Sep 2025
We hope this strategy will ensure truly person centred care, where patients and families feel supported with dignity and compassion. @NHSTayside
Palliative Care Matters for All (2025-30)
News item, Strategy & Delivery Plan
gov.scot/publications/pallia…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
Really pleased with the (very nearly complete) line up for SPPC's forthcoming conference. The programme will be out in the next day or so but you can get a sneak preview of the theme, speakers and sessions here. ANd booking link of course! palliativecarescotland.org.u…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
10 Sep 2025
New palliative care strategy launched - gov.scot privileged to host Ms Minto at Cornhill MacMillan Centre, PRI today with Nicky Connor, @NHSTayside CEX. Key themes: community, collaboration, & compassionate care. #Taysidetogether gov.scot/news/new-palliative…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
30 Jul 2025
Mirtazapine for breathlessness?
Evidence does not support its use.
In a similar fashion to using Clonazepam for pain it is probably helpful in a small number of people who have anxiety and poor sleep associated with their symptoms.
thelancet.com/journals/lanre…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
29 Jul 2025
When would I be surprised? Variability in predicted probability of survival for being “surprised” and “not surprised” to the surprise question make it make sense @nicolagwhite link.springer.com/article/10…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
27 Jul 2025
CMO ALERT📢
*** Oral swabs with foam heads should NOT be used. ***
Preferred alternative is Oralieve 360 toothbrush single patient use, reusable for up to 3 months large and small (previously known as "adults" and "childrens")
@RCPEdin @theRCN @UHL_MCM_Team @rcgp @kesleeman
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
22 Jul 2025
Consultant in palliative medicine
6PAs on call
St Columba’s Hospice
A fantastic rare opportunity to come work with us in Edinburgh.
stcolumbashospice.org.uk/who…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
26 Jun 2025
Breaking free from prognostic paralysis in chronic advanced diseases | Palliative & Supportive Care | Cambridge Core cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Details emerging of the SPPC conference. Registrations now open and first speakers announced.
palliativecarescotland.org.u…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
24 Jun 2025
New reports project increasing cases of common cancers in Scotland by 2044. The picture is nuanced, not inevitable and can be changed by the work of the new Population Health Framework from @ScotGov to improve our health and healthcare.
Find out more 🔽
publichealthscotland.scot/ou…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
12 Jun 2025
New paper from our team @dundeeuni
1 in 20 to 1 in 25 patients with COPD in the UK show serological evidence of recent Bordetella pertussis infection - an underdiagnosed cause of COPD exacerbation and a vaccine preventable disease
@ERSpublications
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
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Deans Buchanan retweeted
12 Jun 2025
Daily recommendation #palliativecare
Community prescribing trends and prevalence in the last year of life, for people who die from cancer
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3579…
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