The CARiAD package supports willing and able lay carers to administer needle-less as-needed subcutaneous medication for common breakthrough symptoms in the last days of life in people who wish to be at home when they die.
These symptoms are pain, nausea/vomiting, restlessness/agitation, noisy breathing/rattle and breathlessness.
For the purposes of this package, the term ‘lay carers’ refers to family members or friends or other lay carers looking after their loved one at home, and who are not paid to do this work. It includes healthcare professionals acting in the lay carer role for a loved one.
For further information about the CARiAD package, please contact:
Dr Marlise Poolman, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Bangor University, and Palliative Care Consultant, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, on Marlise.Poolman@wales.nhs.uk
Alison Foster, Macmillan Head of Nursing Specialist Palliative Care, North Wales Department for Specialist Palliative Care, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, on Alison.Foster@wales.nhs.uk