Many patients wished to be cared for in their own homes at the end of life. Having Just in case (JIC) medications in the home demonstrates good planning to treat symptoms that may occur. These are administered by trained health care professionals, usually district nurses. There can be times when access from a health care professional may be delayed, for example in rural settings. It is possible to train carers to recognise symptoms and to administer an injection to treat the symptom.

This SOP outlines the process from identification of carers, including exclusion criteria; delivery of the training by suitably experienced health care professionals; and monitoring of the process, including acting on feedback provided by the trained carer after the death of their loved one.

Click here for the JIC Carers Training Handbook

Please click here to access the protocol through RADAR

A hard copy of the protocol can also be accessed via the link below